Alnus cordata
"Italian Alder" |
The lovely fresh apple green rounded leaves gives this easy going medium sized tree a good feel in any garden, introduced from Southern Italy about 1820. |
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| Alnus cremastogyne |
A rare and unusual medium sized Alder from the Sichuan region of China |
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Alnus glutinosa
"Common Alder" |
Native to Britain, it grows wild on riversides and in damp, boggy places. Beautiful in February and March when it is covered in soft yellow catkins.
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Alnus glutinosa Imperialis
"Cut Leaf Alder " |
A handsome medium-sized tree. One of the most attractive and graceful of its form with deeply and finely cut leaves. |
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Alnus incana
"Grey Alder" |
A very adaptable and handsome tree, quick growing and very useful as a windbreak in tough conditions. It has leaves with a downy grey underside. |
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| Alnus incana Aurea |
Quite a charming tree with young shoots and foliage coloured yellow. Producing decorative catkins conspicuously red tinted. |
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| Alnus incana Laciniata |
A most attractive and reliable tree with prettily cut leaves greyish branches and twigs add to its overall charm, easy to grow in a variety of conditions. |
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| Alnus japonica |
Another very collectable and uncommon Alder makes a large and attractive tree catkins appear very early in the year often as early as January |
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| Alnus hirsuta |
An unusual and not often seen Alder. Very similar in all parts to A. incana but with larger and deeper lobed leaves. |
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Alnus nitida
"Himalayan Alder" |
Not commonly available, the Himalayan Alder makes a medium sized tree producing long catkins in the autumn (quite unusual), introduced about 1882. |
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Alnus rhombifolia
"White alder" |
A very attractive medium-sized to large tree with a spreading nature. Often producing interesting diamond-shaped, downy but shiny leaves. The White alder has foliage that produces a wonderful warm, spicy scent. |
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Alnus rubra
"Red Alder" |
A graceful tree from North America introduced in about 1880, with masses of decorative catkins in March. Can be used effectively as a windbreak or makes a fine individual specimen. Very fast growing.
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Alnus sinuata
"Sitka alder" |
The 'Sitka alder'. Makes a small tree or large shrub with attractively thin, broad, double-toothed leaves. The conspicuous male catkins are up to 13cm long and hang in great profusion. Whilst its bark is striking metallic-grey. |
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| Alnus spaethii |
Another for the collector, a fast growing tree of garden hybrid origin. Purplish young foliage in spring and exceptionally beautiful catkin display |
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Alnus viridis
"Green Alder" |
The Green Alder is a native of the Alps, and forms clumps of hazel-like stems and atractive toothed foliage.
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