Alder (Alnus glutinosa)

Size:
40/60cm   
60/80cm   
90/120cm   
6/8std   
8/10std   

Quantity:  

Prices include VAT (where applicable) and delivery to mainland UK

This product qualifies for a bulk discount



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Alder (Alnus glutinosa)

Alder is a useful, easy, and fast growing neatly shaped tree supports over 90 animal species, including many garden moths. Alder has colourful yellow catkins in spring and cones in the winter, which attract birds, particularly Goldfinches. It needs moist soil of any type other than acid peats, and is commonly found in wet woods, fens, and streamsides - so numbers have fallen due to drainage and reclamation schemes.
The Alder's quick growth and the fact it carries its leaves late make it a good screen tree, and helpful in many environments. It was traditionally coppiced to make clogs or charcoal for gunpowder, and as the timber doesn’t rot it was often used for piles. In Ireland Alder was much favoured, and used to make milking pails. Its bark was used to make a cheap black dye. Alder was also said to attract woodworm over other types of wood ! Today it has a variety of uses, including tool handles. It fixes nitrogen and is a very unfussy tree, tolerant of pollution and waterlogging, so useful as a pioneer species. We include Alder trees in our collection of trees for wet ground.
Provenance certificates are available on request for the smaller size trees, which are all guaranteed sourced from the West of England.
Smaller Sizes Supplier: Perrie Hale Nursery
Standards Supplier: R.V.Roger
We donate 50% of our profit on Alders to Special Projects

Size/Quantity1+25+500+
40/60 cm £3.00£0.80£0.55
60/80 cm £3.50£1.45 P.O.A
90/120 cm £4.50£2.30 P.O.A.
 1+3+   
6/8 std £41£36   
8/10 std £55£49   

Prices include VAT and delivery to mainland UK. Orders over £100 qualify for a bulk discount.

Please note that standard sizes relate to tree girths in cm. We can supply Alder trees with girths of up to 25cm (i.e. 15 to 20ft tall). As delivery charges for them vary considerably for them please ask for a quote. See our size guide for details and tips on planting.

These Alder trees are bare root, and are consequently available for delivery from November until March. During the lifting season there may be up to two week’s delay between placing the order and dispatching, due to weather conditions or pressure of orders, which are dealt with in date sequence. Orders placed for Alders between March and September are confirmed in October ready for dispatch from November.


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