Origin: Southern Italy, Corsica. Deciduous
tree, grows spontaneously in Italy, very
beautiful and decorative. It has a broadly
conical crown, with the lateral branches
arranged horizontally. Cordate leaves, shiny
dark green, among the first to appear and
the last to fall, at the end of November.
Flowers: catkins, 5-7cm long, yellowishgreen
in February-March on bare branches.
Fruit: ovoidal cones, 2-3cm initially green,
later brown. This is the alder which has the
least requirements as regards type of soil,
in fact it grows well in the most
unrewarding and dry soils.
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