Other names:
Schwarzerle, Black Alder, Common Alder, European Alder
Characteristics:
tree needs a wet habitat, lightweight and soft, brittle and little elastic, but under water very hard and durable, well dyable, polishable and easily workable
Wood color:
same colored uniform sapwood and heartwood, whitish to reddish when freshly cut, turning to yellow, pale red or even bloodred under the influence of light and oxygen
Application:
furnitures, turnery, carpentry, interior design, piles