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Alnus Cordata (Italian Alder)


Species:Alnus Cordata
Common Name(s):Alder,Italian Alder
Tree Features:Low Fruit Fall
Genus:Alnus
Growth Rate:Fast Growing
Seasons of Interest:Winter Interest
Shape:Pyramidal
Mature Size:Medium to Large (15-20m)
Soil Type:Clay Soil,Moist Soil
Tree Type:Deciduous Broad Leaf
Tolerances:Pollution resistant
Tree uses:Woodland Sites,Damp Sites,Light Sandy Sites,Avenue Trees

Alnus cordata

Originating in southern Italy and introduced in 1820, this fast growing, medium tree has a conical habit.

It’s shiny, green, pear-like leaves last well into winter, particularly under street lighting.

It produces notably larger fruits than other alders.

Good for parks and as a street tree, and also recommended for coastal plantings.

It thrives on all ground including dry, high ph soils but is most at home nearest water.

Being highly tolerant of urban pollution it is a particularly adaptable urban tree but must be given enough room or it can outstay its welcome. Italian trials indicate that it can even tolerate acid rain.

Bark is a glistening brown when young but matures to be rougher.

Mature height: 15-20m >

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Prunus x gondouinii 'Schnee' (Duke Cherry)

A most attractive form of Duke Cherry with lustrous and large green leaves that give a good ...

Prunus x hillieri (Flowering Cherry) 'Spire' from Barcham Trees

Prunus x hillieri (Flowering Cherry) 'Spire'

A cross between Prunus sargentii and Prunus yedoensis raised in the late 1920s. The original ...

Sorbus aria (Whitebeam) 'Lutescens' from Barcham Trees

Sorbus aria (Whitebeam) 'Lutescens'

This outstanding clone is most attractive in spring and won the Award of Merit in 1952 and the ...

Sorbus aria (Whitebeam) 'Magnifica' from Barcham Trees

Sorbus aria (Whitebeam) 'Magnifica'

Introduced into general nursery cultivation in the early 1920s, this urban clone has ascending ...

Sorbus discolor (Rowan) from Barcham Trees

Sorbus discolor (Rowan)

Introduced from its native Northern China in the mid 1880s this clone is often lumped in ...

Sorbus latifolia 'Henk Vink' from Barcham Trees

Sorbus latifolia 'Henk Vink'

A hybrid derived from Sorbus torminalis and Sorbus aria this is a Dutch clone raised for its ...

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Acer campestre 'Arends' (Field Maple) from Barcham Trees

Acer campestre 'Arends' (Field Maple)

It thrives in rich, well drained soils, but does well in virtually any soil type, and will ...

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) 'Deborah' from Barcham Trees

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) 'Deborah'

Introduced in the 1970s, the spring leaves are bright red, gradually turning to dark ...

Betula pendula (Silver Birch) from Barcham Trees

Betula pendula (Silver Birch)

The Silver Birch is also known as the “Lady of the Woods” – so called because of its slender and ...

Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut) from Barcham Trees

Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut)

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire – or bought piping hot from a street vendor – so evocative of ...

Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea' (Purple Beech) from Barcham Trees

Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea' (Purple Beech)

The Purple Beech is one of our most beautiful trees. A superb tree for creating contrast in a ...

Ilex x 'Nellie Stevens' (Holly) from Barcham Trees

Ilex x 'Nellie Stevens' (Holly)

This clone was derived from a seed source collected by Ms Stevens in 1900 from the US National ...

Nyssa sylvatica (Black Gum) from Barcham Trees

Nyssa sylvatica (Black Gum)

Introduced from America in 1750, this is widely regarded as the most attractive of all the ...

Parrotia persica (Persian Ironwood) 'Vanessa' from Barcham Trees

Parrotia persica (Persian Ironwood) 'Vanessa'

Vanessa has a more tree-like form than the species, and was selected as a seedling in the ...

Populus tremula 'Erecta' (Swedish Upright) from Barcham Trees

Populus tremula 'Erecta' (Swedish Upright)

Widely used as a street tree in the USA this underused tree was first discovered in a Swedish ...

Quercus rubra (Red Oak) from Barcham Trees

Quercus rubra (Red Oak)

Introduced from its native North America in 1724, this well known stately tree won the Award of ...

Sequoiadendron giganteum (Wellingtonia) from Barcham Trees

Sequoiadendron giganteum (Wellingtonia)

The Wellingtonia is a native of California, where it grows incredibly tall on the western slopes ...

Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan) 'Edulis' from Barcham Trees

Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan) 'Edulis'

The edible berries of this Mountain Ash can be used to make Rowan jelly. Thought to have been ...

Tamarix tetrandra (Tamarisk) from Barcham Trees

Tamarix tetrandra (Tamarisk)

The Tamarisk is so evocative of old fashioned, Mediterranean fishing villages. Introduced way ...

Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Lime) from Barcham Trees

Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Lime)

This well known native tree won the Award of Garden Merit in 2002 and remains a popular choice ...

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