Grey Alder - Alnus incana
Description
Tree or shrub to 10 metres with smooth grey bark. Young shoots hairy. Leaves oval-lanceolate, pointed, downy and grey beneath. Fruiting catkins cone like.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Grows in drier habitats than Common Alder and is often planted.
When to see it
Spring and summer.
Life History
Deciduous tree.
UK Status
Widespread in Britain, usually as planted stock.
VC55 Status
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland usually as a result of planting. It was not recorded in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire.
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