Red Alder | The Wood Database (Hardwood)
Common Name(s): Red alder, western red alder. Scientific Name: Alnus rubra. Distribution: Coastal western North America. Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 28.0 lbs/ft 3 (450 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): 0.37, 0.45. Janka Hardness: 590 lb f (2,620 N)
Red Alder (Alnus rubra) | Oregon Wood Innovation Center
Red alder lumber 5/4 and thinner is one of the easiest North American wood species to dry. Establishing and maintaining uniform color requires special handling and storage of logs and freshly cut lumber, and specially developed dry-kiln schedules.
Red Alder - US Forest Service Research and Development
Red alder (Alnus rubra), also called Oregon alder, western alder, and Pacific coast alder, is the most common hardwood in the Pacific Northwest. It is a relatively short-lived, intolerant pioneer with rapid juvenile growth.
Red Alder, Alnus rubra - Native Plants PNW
Red Alder is the most important hardwood in the Pacific Northwest. It is used for furniture, cabinetry, small manufactured items, paper and paper products. The hard wood burns hot and relatively long, making it an excellent choice for firewood. Use by wildlife: Finches eat the seeds of Red Alder. Deer and elk eat the leaves, twigs and buds of ...
Alnus rubra - Wikipedia
Red alder, western hemlock, and bigleaf maple forest. With a current inventory of about 7.4 billion cubic feet (210 million cubic metres), red alder comprises 60% of the total hardwood volume in the Pacific Northwest, and is by far the most valuable hardwood in term of diversity of products, commercial value, and manufacturing employment. [16]
Red alder is the most common hard-wood in the Pacific Northwest and the largest of the American alders. It is a fast-growing, pioneer species and has nitrogen-fixing nodules on its roots. The wood is diffuse-porous, moderately light, and soft. It has excellent turning and polishing characteristics and takes glue, paint, and stain well. Major uses
Alnus rubra english - US Forest Service Research and Development
Red alder (Alnus rubra) is the only commercial species in North America. Red alder is the most common hardwood in the Pacific Northwest and the largest of the American alders. It is a fast-growing, pioneer species and has nitrogen-fixing nodules on its roots. The wood is diffuse porous, moderately light, and soft. Alnus maritima-seaside alder.
Alnus rubra (Oregon Alder, Pacific Coast Alder, Red Alder, …
Red alder is a deciduous tree in the Betulaceae (birch) family. It is native to the western coast of North America from Alaska down to California. This is one of the larger alders and grows 65-98 feet tall. It gets its name from the orange/red underbark that …
Red alder - naturally:wood
About red alder. Red alder is the most plentiful hardwood on British Columbia’s (B.C.) coast. The medium-sized broadleaf tree grows up to 24 metres and has a life span of 40 to 60 years. Its wood is moderately dense and uniformed textured, and it is an important species for many specialty products.
Biology and ecology of red alder. | US Forest Service Research and ...
Red alder is the most common hardwood in the Pacific Northwest with a range stretching from coastal southeast Alaska to southern California and east to isolated populations in Idaho.