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 Mixed Native Hedging Packs (Bare Root)
 Alder Hedging (Alnus Glutinosa)
 Ash Hedge (Fraxinus Excelsior)
 Bamboo (Phyllostachys)
 Beech Hedging (Fagus Sylvatica)
 Berberis Red Leaf Hedge
 Berberis Compact Varieties
 Berberis Evergreen Hedge (Berberis Stenophylla)
 Berberis Rose Glow Hedge (Berberis Thunbergii Rose Glow)
 Bird Cherry Hedge (Prunus Padus)
 Blackthorn Hedge (Prunus Spinosa)
 Box Hedge (Buxus Sempervirens)
 Cherry Laurel Hedge (Prunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia)
 Cotoneaster Franchetii Hedge
 Cotoneaster Horizontalis Hedge
 Cotoneaster Lacteus Hedge
 Crab Apple Hedge (Malus Sylvestris)
 Dog Rose Hedge (Rosa Canina)
 Dogwood Hedges (Cornus - several varieties)
 Elder Hedge (Sambucus Nigra)
 Golden Elder Hedge (Sambucus Nigra Aurea)
 Escallonia Hedge
 Euonymus fortunei "Emerald n Gold" Hedge
 Euonymus fortunei "Emerald Gaiety" Hedge
 Euonymus japonicus "Ovatus Aureum" Hedge
 Euonymus japonicus "Bravo" Hedge
 Field Maple Hedge (Acer Campestre)
 Flowering Currant Hedge (Ribes Sanguineum)
 Forsythia Hedge
 Griselinia Littoralis Hedge
 Griselinia Dixon's Cream Hedge
 Guelder Rose Hedge (Viburnum Opulus)
 Hawthorn Hedge (Crataegus monogyna)
 Hazel Hedge (Corylus Avallana)
 Hypericum Hedge (St John's Wort)
 Holly English Hedge (Ilex Aquifolium)
 Holly - large leafed Hedge (Ilex Aquifolium J C Van Tol
 Holly - Silver Hedge
 Hornbeam Hedge (Carpinus Betulus)
 June Berry Hedge (Amelanchier Lamarkii)
 Compact Laurel Hedge (Prunus Laurocerasus Otto Luyken)
 Laurel Hedge - Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia)
 Portuguese Laurel hedge - Portuguese Laurel (Prunus Lusitanica)
 Bay Laurel Hedge (Laurus Nobilis)
 Laurel Hedge - Spotted (Aucuba Japonica Crotonifolia)
 English Lavender Hedge (Lavandula angustifolia)
 Lavender Hidcote Hedge (Lavandula angustifolia Hidcote)
 French Lavender Hedge (Lavandula Stoechas)
 Leylandii Hedge (Cupressocyparis Leylandii)
 Golden Leylandii Hedge (Cupressocyparis Castlewellan Gold)
 Lonicera Hedge (Lonicera pileata)
 Lonicera Hedge (Lonicera nitida)
 Lonicera nitida "Baggessen's Gold" Hedge
 Mexican Orange Blossom (Choisya ternata and Choisya Ternata Sundance) Hedge
 Monterey Cyprus Hedge "Goldcrest" (Cupressus macrocarpa)
 Oleaster Hedge (Elaeagnus x ebbingei)
 Oleaster Limelight Hedge (Elaeagnus x ebbingei Limelight)
 Oleaster Gilt Edge Hedge (Elaeagnus x ebbingei Gilt Edge
 Osmanthus Burkwoodii
 Photinia Red Robin Hedge (photinia x fraseri)
 Potentilla Hedge
 Privet Hedge (Ligustrum Ovalifolium)
 Wild Privet Hedge(Ligustrum vulgare)
 Golden Privet Hedge (Ligustrum Ovalifolium Aureum)
 Japanese Privet Hedge (Ligustrum Japonica)
 Prunus x cistena Hedge (Purple Leaf Sand Cherry)
 Pyracantha Red Berries
 Pyracantha Orange Berries
 Pyracantha Yellow Berries
 Rosa Rugosa Hedge (Dark Pink or White)
 Rosemary Hedge (Rosmarinus officinalis)
 Rowan Hedge or Mountain Ash (Sorbus Acuparia)
 Sea Buckthorn Hedge (Hippophae Rhamnoides)
 Skimmia (Skimmia Japonica Rubella)
 Viburnum Tinus Hedge
 Western Red Cedar Hedge (Thuja plicata)
 Willow Hedge (Salix Capraea)
 Wild Cherry Hedge (Prunus Avium)
 Weigela (Weigela Florida Variegata)
 Yew Hedge (Taxus baccata)
 Canes and Rabbit Guards
 Specimen Shrubs

 

 

Hedges & Hedging Plants from Hedges Direct

 Hedges Direct is completely dedicated to hedges. We’re a specialist grower of a huge range of hedging plants, in all sizes from 30cm to 3m. So if you need bare root hedging, root ball plants, or
pot grown shrubs, evergreen or deciduous, posh hedges or cheap hedging you’ve found the right company.


Alder Hedging (Alnus Glutinosa)

Online Catalogue |  Alder Hedging (Alnus Glutinosa)

Alder (Alnus Glutinosa)
Alder (Alnus Glutinosa)
The native Alder gets the Glutinosa in its latin name from the stickyness of its buds and young leaves. It has many attractive aspects - long narrow male catkins in spring, tiny female woody cones which release seed in autumn but can stay on the plant longer - sometimes even more than one season (giving it some interest in mid winter), it is wildlife friendly (particularly for the caterpillars of butterflies and moths but also 90 insect species as well as small birds), but its greatest asset is its use near water and on very poor soil. It grows best in moist or even wet soil and will tolerate prolonged periods of standing in water up to 30cm deep. It is good at fixing atmospheric nitrogen not only for its own use but it also makes nitrogen available to other plants growing nearby. Also it has a heavy leafy canopy and the autumn leaf fall builds up the humus content of poor soil.

It is good in all soils other than very alkaline, and in sun or semi shade and particularly good in coastal positions and due to its fast growth rate when young, it can be used to form an effective windbreak to protect other plants. Whilst deciduous, Alder keeps its leaves quite late, often into November.

In the season, we despatch 90cm (and taller) bare root plants weekly. Orders received by Thursday evening are despatched the following Tuesday or Wednesday.

Prices shown are the price per plant. Planting distances are very much a matter of choice - 3 plants per metre is adequate, 5 is good, 7 in a double staggered row will give a dense hedge quicker. Generally, smaller plants should be planted at higher density.


Please see our new list of superb quality Specimen Shrubs (bottom of the menu on the left hand side of the website) - free delivery when ordered with your hedging plants.


Alder (Alnus Glutinosa) 40cm / 60cm Bare Root
Number of plants to fill 1 metre = 5 or 7 for extra density

Price: £0.32 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

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Alder (Alnus Glutinosa) 60cm / 90cm Bare Root
Number of plants to fill 1 metre = 5 or 7 for extra density
2 year old plants

Price: £0.76 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

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Alder (Alnus Glutinosa) 90cm / 120cm Bare Root
Plants per metre = 5 or 7 for extra density
2 year old plants

Price: £1.78 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

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Alder (Alnus Glutinosa) 1.2m / 1.5m Bare Root
Plants to fill 1 metre = 5 or 7 for extra density
3 year old plants


Price: £2.30 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

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Alder (Alnus Glutinosa) 1.5m / 1.8m Bare Root
Plants to fill 1 metre = 5
4 year old plants


Price: £3.86 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)

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Online Catalogue |  Alder Hedging (Alnus Glutinosa)

 

 
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