ALEXANDER 



Tree: moderately vigorous, diverging, moderately upcurving. 



Shoots: medium or below in length, rather slender, nearly straight, little to 

 nioderately curved, with rather short internodes. Bark: greenish olive — • dark 

 olive. Lenticels: few to medium, small, roundish, yellowish gray. 



Leaf Blade: medium in size, nearly flat to moderately folded, more or less re- 

 flexed, slightly waved, broad oval to ovate, rather pale green, spreading, of 

 medium thickness. Serrations: rather dull, irregular, of medium depth. Sur- 

 face: dull, rough. 



Prominent Characteristics 



Dull, rather irregular serrations and rumpled surface of the leaves. 



Differs from — 



Wolf River by its somewhat smaller stature, shorter shoots, less reddish bark 

 and smaller, less waved leaves with less dull serrations. 



