Tree Gift Wrapping Service
Why not make your tree gift even
more special by using our gift wrapping service. This includes one of our
handmade drawstring 'ecobags' made out of 100% biodegradable materials, a gift
tag with optional gift message and a planting and aftercare booklet. All of this
for just £2.00 per tree.
B/R (Bare Root) - The traditional way to buy deciduous trees and shrubs. Perfect for planting between November and March.
R/B (Root Ball) - The traditional way to buy evergreen trees and shrubs. The plants are kept in their own soil, making them ideal to transplant between November and March.
C/G (Container Grown) - A very convenient way to buy trees and shrubs, already rooted in their pots, they can be planted all year round. Sizes given in litres.
H/S (Half standard) - Half standard trees are 2-3 years old and have a clear stem of 1.25-1.5m with a bushy head of branches. The total height from the ground is usually 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft).
B (Bush) - Bush trees are 2-3 years old and have a clear stem of 0.8-1m with a bushy head of branches. The total height from the ground is usually 1.5-1.8m (5-6ft).
Maiden (Feathered tree) - A good, well-defined prominent leader running straight up through the young tree. Perfect for training into a half standard, standard or fan-trained tree. Sizes given in cm's.
Multi-stemmed - A tree with two or more main stems
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Alnus glutinosa (Common Alder Tree)
Dense, fast-growing deciduous tree with rounded, fan-shape leaves. (Deciduous)
Common Name: Common Alder tree
Latin Name: Alnus glutinosa
Soil: Suitable for all soil types except very chalky soils and particularly useful in damp, boggy sites.
Position: Full sun or partial shade
Flowering period/ colour: March/ yellow catkins
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Height and spread in 20 years: 9m/4m
Special features: Dense, fast-growing deciduous tree with rounded, fan-shape leaves.
This medium to large tree has a conical growth habit and produces yellow catkins in March. The leaves are a rounded, fan-shape with toothed edges. When they first emerge they are coloured a soft orange-brown later maturing to dark green. Its natural habitat is boggy land and river banks. A very good tree for urban areas due to its high resistance to pollution. Non-evergreen.
This is a feathered tree; the total height from the ground is approximately 2.0-2.4m in a 10 litre container.
All of our trees and shrubs are grown in the UK to the highest standard. Every order comes complete with planting instructions and a guide to looking after your purchase.
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Our gift wrapping service is a great way to make your present even more special. Please view basket for more details.
For an even larger selection of trees come back in the Autumn/Winter when all of our trees are available bare root and root balled.