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Alnus cordata
'Pendula'
Weeping Italian Alder
| Family |
| Betulaceae |
| Genus |
| Alnus |
| Species |
| cordata |
| Cultivar |
| 'Pendula' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 6a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -23 - (-18) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -10 - 0 |
| Height |
| 30 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| A. cordata are sometimes used in city parks and roadside plantings. |
| Cultivation |
| Tolerant of infertile sites, thriving in drier soils and being particularly lime-tolerant. |
| Shape |
| Ovoid-conic crown. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves are 5-12 cm, broadly ovate to rounded, a deep lustrous green on top, paler beneath. |
| Flower Description |
| Male catkins 5-8 cm, in terminal clusters of 3-6. |
| Fruit Description |
| Catkins 2-3 cm, appearing erect and ovoid in clusters of 1-5. |
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