February 22, 2007: Gresham, Multnomah County, OR.
![Red Alder Catkins](https://ov0994.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/feb2207-002A800.jpg)
The alder in our vicinity have taken on a red hue… did you ever wonder why they have the scientific name of “Alnus rubra” ? Perhaps it is the from the red shown by staminate catkins that develop in the spring, even before the leaves bud out.
byLarry