Alder - Evergreen Alnus 500mm pot

🌳✨ Alnus jorullensis – Evergreen Alder ✨🌿
 
The Evergreen Alder (Alnus jorullensis) is one of the best fast-growing trees for instant shade, privacy, and wind protection. 🌿💨 With its upright form, glossy green foliage, and ability to thrive in a range of soils, it’s perfect for rural properties, screens, or large gardens needing quick results.
 
🌱 Size & Pot
✔️ Super advanced – 500mm pot, approx. 3m tall right now 🌳
✔️ Premium size – delivers instant structure and shelter.
 
☀️ Sun & Soil
✔️ Best in full sun ☀️
✔️ Tolerates a wide range of soils, including clay and seasonally wet ground
✔️ Nitrogen-fixing – naturally improves soil quality.
 
🍂 Foliage & Seasonal Changes
✔️ Dense, glossy green foliage year-round 🌿
✔️ Semi-evergreen to evergreen in most climates
✔️ Provides continuous shade and shelter through the seasons.
 
🌳 Growth Habit & Mature Size
✔️ Tall, upright habit with broad canopy
✔️ Grows approx. 12–15m tall × 6–8m wide
✔️ Rapid growth – excellent for shelterbelts and shade plantings.
 
💡 Special Characteristics
🌿 Extremely fast-growing – ideal for quick results
🌿 Nitrogen-fixing, enriching soils for nearby plants
🌿 Hardy, adaptable, and low-maintenance
🌿 Provides excellent habitat and wind protection 🌬️
 
🌸 Planting Ideas
✔️ Plant in rows for farm shelterbelts and boundary screens
✔️ Use as a quick-growing shade tree in paddocks or gardens
✔️ Excellent for soil improvement in rural landscapes
✔️ Combine with eucalypts and wattles for a hardy mixed shelter planting