Tag: Alnus glutinosa
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Black Alder: The Rooted, Red Tree of Central Europe’s Floodplain Forests
In the last post, I introduced another forested ecosystem in the Central European tree series: the dynamic floodplain forests found along the iconic Danube, Morava, and Tisza Rivers. These systems are home to survivors, plants that stand firm in shifting sands and along muddy banks, including the iconic Black Alder. BLACK ALDER or EUROPEAN ALDER(English),…