Alnus cordata Italian alder Ht 25-30m
Medium tree / Deciduous / Tolerates wet sites / Tolerates exposed sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Firewood / Erosion control / Shelter / Tolerates pumice soils / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Corsica, central and S. Italy. Broadly conical, deciduous, fast growing, roots penetrate deeply. Popular for horticultural shelterbelts, trims well into a narrow tall hedge. Sheds some leaves in drought conditions. Used as a nurse crop with oak and redwood providing mycorrhiza, nitrogen and side shade to reduce epicormic regrowth on pruned final crop trees.