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This deciduous shrub or small tree can reach 30 feet in height and is easy to grow. Its red fruits are not palatable but attract wildlife, and its white spring flowers are almond scented. Plant in moist, sunny sites and protect from browsing. Western redcedar (Thuja plicata) In Oregon, Western redcedar frequently occurs in mixed conifer. Sep 19, Oregon is the third greenest state in the USA, which means that forests never end here. Even though the majority of trees are evergreens, like Douglas fir, the state still looks spectacular in the fall.

Yosemite Fall Colors.

Red alder, pacific dogwood, and vine maple bring in scarlet notes, bigleaf maple and cascara prov. Mar 14, This tree is common in western Oregon, from the Cascades to the Coast, especially in logged over lands and along riparian corridors.

The second species which many will be familiar with is Sitka or slide alder (Alnus alnobetula sinuata), that shrub which colonizes collapsed hillsides and crowds the narrow road to a remote trailhead, pinstriping your vehicle as you run its twiggy bushcutting.barted Reading Time: 6 mins.

Oregon Alder.

Pronunciation: AL-nus RU-bra. Family: Betulaceae.

The root system of red alder is shallow and spreading where limited by poor drainage; a deep-root system develops on soils with better drainage.

Genus: Alnus. Type: Broadleaf. Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: Yes. Broadleaf deciduous tree, generally ft ( m) tall, record trees over ft (30 m), in the open a broadly conical shape with spreading branches, in the forest a straight trunk visible to a narrow Images. Nov 11, This gives the tree a head start the next spring by not having to start from scratch in producing new chlorophyll.

Continuing with the refrigerator analogy, in the fall, alder trees- just like other deciduous trees- get rid of their old leaves by"sending them to recycling" down on the forest floor. But alders do not take the food out first!

They leave the chlorophyll in the leaves,"wasting" valuable Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.