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You are bidding on about 25 SMOOTH ALDER SEEDS - Alnus serrulata .

Commonly called tag alder, smooth alder or hazel alder
 
This is a multi-stemmed, suckering, thicket-forming, large deciduous shrub or small tree that typically grows to 10-20’ tall. It is most often seen in a multi-trunked form with a densely branched crown.
 
It is native to boggy ground along streams/lakes/rivers, wetland margins, springs, spring-fed meadows, ditches and swampy fields from Nova Scotia to Illinois and Missouri south to eastern Texas and northern Florida.
 
Zone: 4 to 9
Height: 10.00 to 20.00 feet
Spread: 8.00 to 15.00 feet
 

Medicinal use of : 

A tea made from the bark is analgesic, astringent, blood purifier, diuretic, emetic and purgative. It is used in the treatment of diarrhea, the pain of childbirth, coughs, toothache and sore mouths. Externally, it is used as an eye wash and a wash for hives, poison ivy rash, piles, swellings and sprains. A decoction of the cones is astringent.
 

Other uses of : 

Trees have extensive root systems and are sometimes planted on the banks of streams in order to prevent erosion. The wood is soft and brittle, weighing 29lb per cubic foot. It is of little commercial value.

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