Alnus pendula

Alnus pendula is a species of flowering plant in the alder genus Alnus (family Betulaceae), native to Honshu and Hokkaido islands of Japan.^[2] An "exceptionally attractive" and "extremely elegant" large shrub or small tree, sources differ on whether it is introduced or native to Korea.^[3]

Alnus pendula
Leaves
Bark
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Betulaceae
Genus:	Alnus
Species:	A. pendula
Binomial name
Alnus pendula Matsum.
Synonyms[2]
Alnaster pendulus (Matsum.) Murai Alnus firma var. multinervis Regel Alnus multinervis (Regel) Callier Alnus multinervis var. nikkoensis Callier Duschekia pendula (Matsum.) Holub