Italian Alder (Alnus cordata)
Italian Alder (Alnus cordata) is a large, fast growing, conical shaped tree with glistening pear-like leaves. Italian Alder are good on wet sites and poor soils, including chalky ones. All alders are soil enrichers, as nitrogen fixing bacteria associate with their roots. Yellow-brown catkins are produced in the spring along with the bright, edible foliage. Unusually, Italian Alder is not shaped by the wind. It is therefore ideal for planting in exposed positions as a specimen, in clumps as windbreaks of as an extremely effective hedge of 2 metres or more.
Italian Alder wood is almost rot proof and so is often used where it will be constantly wet. The piles on which the city of Venice is built are Italian Alder; a testament to its remarkable properties
For larger trees, take a look at our Italian Alder standards. To 25m
0 items in 
