Northwest Botanicals,Inc. SPECIALIZING IN MARKETING, PROCESSING, AND COTTAGE INDUSTRIES

1212 SW 5th Street Grants Pass, OR 97526-6104 (541) 476-5588 (541) 476-1823 (FAX)

05-20-01

- FOR IMMEDIATE SALE -

"RED" ALDER BARK, Alnus rubra Bongard

Also known as Oregon Alder, the bark is the loveliest feature of the tree.  Loggers prefer to call this Red Alder - a most misleading name for no Alder has so white a bark.  But scratch that bark with your penknife and you find that inside it is a rich red.  It turns red with exposure to the air.  When chipped it makes a perfect new potpourri ingredient.

Price:  $2.00 per pound, FOB BC in 2,000-lb. quantities.  A slight discount is available for larger orders and advances.  The particle size from harvests range from 0.5 to 1.0 inch, with a 10 percent error per side.  It is packaged in clean woven polypropylene sacks, 60-lbs. each.

First shipments are available in the first week of June, with full production available in early July.  4,000 lbs/month is available on contract.  More than 55,000 lbs. is available from current authorize harvest permits.

Samples available upon request.
 

CONTACT: Richard Alan Miller,
  Agricultural Consultant.