Italian Alder
Formats
A very popular tree commonly used as windbreaks. Perfect for large gardens and parks, for landscape planting all around estates or along riverbanks. Produces firewood or wood for paper. It is also used in dye. It can tolerate a coastal exposure and is known as a good pionner species able to fix nitrogen from the air. Riparian tree.
Deciduous tree growing up to 20-25m of a height. The leaves are glossy green and heart-shaped. The pale purple flowers turn gold when older.
Adapts to any soil prefering acid or slightly alkalin soils and regular watering.
Soak the seeds in cool water for 24 hours. To obtain a more regular and faster germination stratify in cold the seeds for 45 days before the sowing.
Use
Windbreak, Singular, Gardening, Urban garden, Coastal garden, Timber, Landscaping, Riverbanks
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Description
Very hardy. Any soils type. Riverside specie.
Flowering
| Flowering period | February, March, April, Spring, Winter |
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Foliage
| Foliage persistence | Deciduous |
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| Foliage colour | Autumn |
Botanical information
| Botanical name | Alnus cordata |
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When to plant?
| Sowing period | January, March, April, December, Spring, Winter |
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| Stratification | Yes |
| Average germination (%) | 40 |
| Seeds per gram | 500 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Windbreak, Singular, Gardening, Urban garden, Coastal garden, Timber, Landscaping, Riverbanks |
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| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil pH | Neutral |
| Soil type | No preference |
| Soil moisture | Fresh to moist |
| Hardiness | No drought resistant, Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -15ºC) |
| Climate zone | Temperate, Temperate areas |
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