Alnus acuminata ssp. arguta (Andean Alder) Flowers Orange Larger leaves when young

Larger leaves when young

Red veining and red underside of leaves

Scores of white flowers ringed with deep purple

Magnolia foveolata x laevifolia

Alnus acuminata ssp. arguta (Andean Alder) Flowers Orange Larger leaves when youngFamily: BetulaceaeZone: 8 11Natural Range: Mexico south to ArgentinaSoil: Average, humus richLight: Sun, part sunHeight: 80Bloom Time: April to MayAttracts: NAPest Resistance: NAAttributes: Oval leaves with toothed margins. Separate male and female catkins on the same tree. Notes: Alnus acuminata grows in the temperate zonal high elevation mountain ranges in tropical and subtropical Central and South America and Mexico. This collection was made in