Description
Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
Alder trees provide a fast growing screening with attractive catkins in spring.
Growing in a tall pyramid shape, Alder provides a habitat for over 280 insect species. Early spring catkins blossom between February and April and the tiny, cone-like fruits resemble pinecones.
Alder’s dark green leaves are racquet-shaped and leathery
Tolerates most conditions and soils and Alder is especially at home in damp areas.
Long lived tree (up to 250 years) and will grow to 20 metres at maturity
Show Codes
Alder tree 150-180cm tall in a 10ltr Pot (AG-150-180)
Save with a 2 pack - 2 x Alder tree 60-90cm tall in a 2ltr Pot (2xAG-60-90)
Save with a 2 pack - 2 x Alder tree 30-60cm tall in a 2ltr Pot (2xAG-30-60)
Alder tree 30-60cm tall in a 2ltr Pot (AG-30-60)
Alder tree 60-90cm tall in a 2ltr Pot (AG-60-90)
How to Grow We recommend mulching and regular watering during the drier periods in the first year or so of growth.
Why buy a potted trees vs a bareroot?
Cotswold Trees supply potted trees as we have found these have the best chance of survival and do allow you to plant trees throughout the year. The cooler, wetter months are always the best time to plant a tree and allow it to establish a new root system whilst it remains fairly dormant. Despite this, potted trees can be planted successfully throughout the spring and summer if they are well looked after.
You may find other suppliers offer bareroot and plug plants which are often cheaper options, especially when buying trees in bulk, but these tend to take a little longer to establish.
More Info Cotswold Trees are a specialist tree supplier, nurturing thousands of young trees in our Oxfordshire woodland nursery. We offer affordable, sustainably grown trees that can make a lasting improvement to any garden or outdoor space.
We offer our customers a range of garden trees you might commonly find throughout the UK all of which are fantastic for native wildlife, but also fit in well in the British landscape.
We specialise in a small variety of British broadleaved deciduous trees to ensure we can reliably stock each tree in a range of sizes to suit the instant gardener or one who can wait a few years for a tree to grow into it's new home.
Shipping
Orders of small trees (up to 1m tall) are packaged carefully and delivered reliably and safely via the UK courier network. We use Parcelforce for most of our tree deliveries and will ship your tree within 2-3 working days, so you can expect your new trees to arrive within 5 working days. We supply tracking details for all courier deliveries.
Large trees 150-180cm tall are delivered in specially designed packaging via Parcelforce Large 48hr.
Free delivery is not available for the following Postcode areas: HS, IV, KW, PA, PH, ZE, BT, IM, TR21-25, KA27-28, AB31-56, FK17-21.
Delivery
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