🌱 Italian Alder Trees (Alnus cordata) – Hardy, Fast-Growing Trees for UK Landscapes 🌳
Looking for a reliable tree that grows quickly and adds structure to challenging sites? Italian Alder is a tough, adaptable tree known for its glossy, heart-shaped leaves and graceful catkins. These saplings are available to order now with fast UK delivery and year-round planting.
Native to Corsica and southern Italy, Alnus cordata has become a popular choice across Europe for landscaping, restoration, and even bonsai. It thrives in a wide range of soils (excluding heavy clay) and improves poor ground by fixing nitrogen – a perfect choice for windbreaks, erosion control, and difficult planting areas.
With its attractive foliage and medium size, the Italian Alder is both practical and ornamental. Whether you're rewilding, designing a mixed woodland, or growing it as a bonsai, this tree offers strength and versatility in equal measure.
Key features:
Medium-sized tree with a fast growth rate
Shiny, heart-shaped leaves and decorative catkins
Tolerates most soils (excluding heavy clay)
Fixes nitrogen and improves soil fertility
Used in landscaping, windbreaks, reclamation & bonsai
Current sapling height: approx. 20–40cm
Suitable for planting all year round
🌳A practical yet attractive choice for a range of UK garden and woodland planting projects – order your Italian Alder saplings today with fast UK delivery!
The trees arrived in reasonable time. They were well packed & in good condition on arrival.
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