Honey bees
Nectar value
Unknown
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
European Alder
Alnus glutinosa
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Tree
- Size
- Large
- Dimensions
- 20.00 m high × 12.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 3-7
- Moisture
- Moist, Wet
- Soil
- Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Functions
- Nitrogen fixer, Pioneer plant, Charcoal, Dye, Hedge, Insecticide, Windbreak, Timber, Pollinator plant, Carbon farming
- Edibility
- 0 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 3 out of 5
The black alder is a tree that is often seen as a pioneer species and is known for its ability to extract nitrogen from the air and bind it in the soil. However, little is known about any edible parts of the black alder.