Red Alder

Cypress

About Red Alder and Cypress

Red Alder

Cypress

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, California, Canada

California

1.4 Types

Not available

Southern cypress, Gulf cypress

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.7 Habitat

Lowland evergreen rainforest

Floodplains, Swamps

1.8 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-77-11

0 99

1.12 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12-7

1.13 Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.14 Habit

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,370.00 cm1,520.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm370.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Coral

Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Green, Light Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring

Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Maritime exposure, Salt water

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Maritime exposure, Salt water

Cold climate, Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects, Not Available

Birds, Butterflies, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma, breathing problems

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree

Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Soil protection

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anodyne, Appetizer, Astringent

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Inner Bark, Sap

Bark, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye, used for making charcoal, Used for making informal hedge

Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALNUS rubra

CUPRESSUS macrocarpa

7.2 Common Name

Oregon Alder, Red Alder

Baldcypress, Red cypress

7.2.1 In Hindi

red alder

सरू के वृक्ष

7.2.2 In German

rot-Erle

Zypresse

7.2.3 In French

aulne rouge

cyprès

7.2.4 In Spanish

aliso rojo

Arbol ciprés

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινη σκλήθρα

κυπαρίσσι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

amieiro vermelho

Cypress árvore

7.2.7 In Polish

czerwony olcha

Cypress drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

red alnus

cypressus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Betulaceae

Cupressaceae

8.6 Genus

Alnus

Taxodium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Taxodioideae

8.10 Number of Species

35NA

1 27800

Properties of Red Alder and Cypress

Wondering what are the properties of Red Alder and Cypress? We provide you with everything About Red Alder and Cypress. Red Alder doesn't have thorns and Cypress doesn't have thorns. Also Red Alder does not have fragrant flowers. Red Alder has allergic reactions like Not Available and Cypress has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Red Alder and Cypress and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Red Alder and Cypress

Season and care of Red Alder and Cypress is important to know. While considering everything about Red Alder and Cypress Care, growing season is an essential factor. Red Alder season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Cypress season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Red Alder is Loam, Sand and for Cypress is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Red Alder is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Cypress is Acidic, Neutral.

Red Alder and Cypress Physical Information

Red Alder and Cypress physical information is very important for comparison. Red Alder height is 1,370.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Cypress height is 1,520.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Red Alder and Cypress are as follows:

Red Alder flower color: Yellow, Red and Coral
Red Alder leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Cypress flower color: Brown
Cypress leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Red Alder and Cypress

Care of Red Alder and Cypress include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Alder pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cypress pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Red Alder needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cypress needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.