Its height: 40 - 100' (12 to30m).
Its diameter:  2 1/2'(0.8m),or it can be larger.
Its leaves:  The leaves are alternate; in three rows 3-5"(7.5-13m) in length, 1 3/4 -3"(4.5-7.5cm) in width.

The alder habitat must have moist soils, with loam, sand, gravel, and clay.  It must be by streams; often in nearly pure sands.

Its range:  South Alaska southeast to central Californa; and local in North Idaho; to 2500.

The red alder is whitish when it is cut, but it is a reddish when it dries.

The red alder is used for many different things like pulpwood, furniture, cabinet work, and tool handles.

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