Common Alder (Alnus glutinosa) 100/125cm Bare Root 2yr old (1+1) pack of 25
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Product Code:
H100ALNG11
Dispatched from November 2012
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From Only: £27.94 Ex VAT
Or £1.12 Per Plant
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Common Name: Common Alder
Our Royal Horticultural Society Alder (Alnus glutinosa) is a fast growing, deciduous native plant with shiny leaves, producing a purple haze with yellow catkins in March and releasing attractive false cones in autumn that can last longer. The leaves are a rounded-fan shape, when they first emerge they are a soft-orange brown colour and later mature to dark green.
Trimming the hedge during July/August helps retain its leaves throughout winter. It is particularly good in costal positions, but also sun or semi shade and due to its fast growth when young, it can be used to form an effective windbreak to protect other plants. It grows in all conditions of soil, but best in moist or even wet soil and will tolerate prolonged periods of standing in water.
RHS bare root hedging is a very low cost way of planting a hedge, but is only available to buy and plant when dormant (November-March). Orders ahead of 1st November will be stored to guarantee an early delivery date.
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Benefits
• The RHS Common Alder (Alnus glutinosa) is a deciduous hedge that but maintains dead leaves providing autumn colour
• Long narrow male catkins in spring
• Female cones that release seed in autumn but can stay on the plant longer.
• Particularly effective Hedge as a windbreak
• Ultimate Height - 70ft (21m)
• Average Growth/Year*- 1.5ft per year
• Recommended Planting Distance: 3-5 per metre for a single row or 5-7 per metre for a double staggered row.
*Average Growth/Year= Average growth per year in first 10-20 years
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