Alder

See also: Alder (homonymy)

Tree of the Northern hemisphere pushing on the wet grounds, the alder or ell corresponds to one of Arbre ( Alnus ) of Bétulacée S. It is still named alder or Verne .

In addition to Alnus glutinosa , the glutinous Alder, one distinguishes in France, especially in the Alps, another species of alder: the white Alder. It especially differs from the glutinous Aulne by its bark, stringer and gray, whereas that of the glutinous Aulne crevassée.

Characteristics

Their Bois of a characteristic red color is Imputrescible and light, it is employed in particular for the piles of Ponton S.

The Rhizosphère of the alder encourages fixing Bactérie S of nitrogen.

Habitat

It are very frequent in the wet places, or at the edge of the Rivière S, and can reach 25 to 30 Mètre S. the alders form groves called “Aulnaie S”.

Traditions

For old the Breton, the alder was the tree of the union with the Gaëls. It belonged to the crowned thicket of the Druide S.

The terms alder or Verne derive from a Gallic word, uerna , whose direction first was “marsh”.

External bonds

  • the alder is also source of inspiration in the popular song of the county of Nice: '' Lou Feast dei verna '' (the Feast of the alders).

Nds-nl: Elze Simple: Alder

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