{"product_id":"alnus-jorullensis-evergreen-alder","title":"Evergreen Alder - Alnus jorullensis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEvergreen Alder - Alnus jorullensis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvergreen alder does one job extremely well: it puts up a tall dense green screen faster than almost any other tree of its size. \u003cem\u003eAlnus jorullensis\u003c\/em\u003e keeps its glossy softly toothed leaves through winter in warm districts, fixes its own nitrogen through root nodules, and tolerates soils that stay wet longer than most trees will accept. It is a working tree rather than a fine specimen, and it needs siting with its brittle wood and shallow surface roots in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Evergreen Alder\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScreening speed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Young trees commonly put on well over a metre a year, closing a boundary gap in two or three seasons.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHolds leaves in winter\u003c\/strong\u003e: In warm temperate and subtropical districts the screen does not disappear in July.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet soil tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: One of the few fast trees that will grow on a seepage line or a poorly drained corner.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeeds itself\u003c\/strong\u003e: Nitrogen fixing nodules let it thrive on poor and disturbed ground without fertiliser.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrunes readily\u003c\/strong\u003e: It reshoots strongly after cutting back, so height can be managed rather than accepted.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast boundary screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: The standard choice where a two storey neighbour needs blocking quickly.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCreek and drainage lines\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits damp low lying ground that defeats most other screening trees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural shelter belts\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown in rows to shelter stock, orchards and house sites.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge property boundaries\u003c\/strong\u003e: Best on acreage where the root zone can be kept well away from structures.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 10m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring in warm districts; spring only where winters are cold\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very adaptable, including heavy clay and periodically wet soil; it will also grow on poor disturbed fill\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly for the first summer to get the screen moving, then reduce, since it is not deeply drought tolerant. Stake young trees against wind because the wood is brittle, and keep plantings at least 8 to 10m from paving, footings and drainage pipes given the shallow vigorous root system.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 15m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen in warm temperate and subtropical zones, semi-deciduous in cold winters\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mexico and Central America\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant; small brown catkins with woody cone like fruit\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795345572126,"sku":"ND-0106-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/xpXuZHMiUlxcRx7JYfYKR_7KUWjo4m.jpg?v=1787313853","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/alnus-jorullensis-evergreen-alder","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}