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mountain alder

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Noun1.mountain alder - small shrubby maple of eastern North Americamountain alder - small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn
Acer spicatum, mountain maple
maple - any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
2.mountain alder - tree of western United Statesmountain alder - tree of western United States        
Alnus rhombifolia, white alder
Alnus, genus Alnus - alders
alder tree, alder - north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
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Mountain alder or thin leaf alder (Alnus tenuifolia) is another shrub-like tree in most areas where it grows except for the mountains of Colorado and in Northern New Mexico where it can grow to 30 or 35 feet.
Red Alder--The Valuable Western Hardwood by KAISER, JO-ANN / Wood & Wood Products
Other alders from North America include sitka alder (Alnus sinuata), which grows as far as the Arctic Circle in Alaska; mountain alder (Alnus tenuifolia) which is a short, shrub-like tree; California alder (Alnus rhombifolia) also called white alder; and Arizona alder (Alnus oblongifolia) or Mexican and New Mexican alder.
Alder profits from aggressive marketing by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products
 
 
 
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