Alder cones needed

[The-Influence]

Iv looked and looked but with no luck ... So is there anyone here that sells them ? Willing ta ship to Canada ? If not do you know how I can go about getting some ?


Thanks in advance

Blake

 

[ste12000]

Im not sure if Alder trees are native to USA and Canada but if you get really stuck i could send some over from the UK, it would cost a bit though as they would make a fairly bulky package..

Let me know if you get really stuck.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
It probably depends where you are in Canada, but if you in range of a lake or stream you've got a pretty good chance. Alnus rubra is native to British Columbia. <http://nativeplants.evergreen.ca/search/view-plant.php?ID=00050> and Alnus glutinosa in the Great Lakes region <http://luirig.altervista.org/schedeit/ae/alnus_glutinosa.htm>.
Alnus incana is widely distributed <http://treesofnorthamerica.net/trees/Alnus+Incana+Subsp.+Tenuifolia>.

cheers Darrel

 

[slimbolen99]

I got my alder cones via Ebay. The shipping is more than the actual cost of the cones. I've bought from her twice and both times everything went smooth. A little slow to ship, but nothing major.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Alder-Cones-Ore...217?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d2d9d8fd1

 

[The-Influence]

Well look at you guys ! I have been looking for months and found nothing ! You guys have links that state these trees can be found in the very city I live in ! I will still need to buy some as I'm not trekking through 4 feet of snow to find some lol ...

Thank you all for the help !

Blake

 

[gerald]

In North Carolina we have Tag Alder, Anus serrulata along streams and pond edges pretty much everywhere. Ive used the "cones" a few times but haven't found anything magical about them. I'm not convinced they add anything useful that oak, hickory or beech leaves wouldn't do just as well. Is there well-founded evidence that Alder "cones" do something different? Or is this another example of so-and-so added alder cones to a tank of rare fish X that wouldn't breed for a year, and then voila they spawned, and so he wrote it up as a miracle spawning trick?

 

[The-Influence]

They have a anti-fungal agent that protects eggs and as well adds tannis . And since I have spawning incas in my blackwater tank they would benefit me well . My incas in my planted tank don't do as well as the ones I have in my blackwater . The cones will as well add to the scape well


Blake

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
There is quite a lot of scientific papers on the anti-microbial properties of Alnus "cones", (As well as for "Indian Almond" leaves (Terminalia catappa)).

Saxena G, Farmer S, Hancock REW, Towers GHN. (1995) "Antimicrobial compounds from Alnus rubra". Int. J. Pharmacog. 33. 33-36.
Abs:
The methanol extract of the bark of Alnus rubra showed antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Diarylheptanoid and its glycoside (oregonin) were identified as the two constituents responsible for this activity.

J Ethnopharmacol. (2008) Jan 4;115(1):140-6. Epub 2007 Sep 25.
Webster D, Taschereau P, Belland RJ, Sand C, Rennie RP.

"Antifungal activity of medicinal plant extracts; preliminary screening studies."
Abs.
Of the 14 plants analyzed .......... Alnus viridis DC., Betula alleghaniensis Britt. and Solidago gigantea Ait. also demonstrated a significant degree of activity against many of the yeast isolates.

cheers Darrel

 

[slimbolen99]

I was turned on to them by a corydoras breeder who swore the anti-fungal properties helped the eggs from fungusing. It seemed to work for me, so I go with it, although I've never read anything substantive that backs up those statements. Around here, I go with what seems to work, coincidental or not.

 

[The-Influence]

I got my alder cones via Ebay. The shipping is more than the actual cost of the cones. I've bought from her twice and both times everything went smooth. A little slow to ship, but nothing major.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Alder-Cones-Ore...217?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d2d9d8fd1

These guys won't ship to Canada ! I even offered ta pay almost double ! Back too the search .

Blake

 

[slimbolen99]

Shoot. Sorry about that. I guess I read over the canada part.