Alnus jorullensis

Fast-growing. Has long, green, toothed leaves. Can be easily pruned to any shape. Excellent as a dense screen. Yellow-green catkins are a source of pollen for bees in early to mid-spring. Fixes nitrogen in the soil, so good for improving soil conditions for other plants.

Exotic

Evergreen

Tolerates windy sites

Clay soils

Poor draining soils

Street

Hedging and screening

Pleaching

Attracts bees

Family: Betulaceae, birch family, a family of mostly Northern Hemisphere deciduous trees and shrubs.

Genus: Alnus, alnus (Latin, noun), meaning 'alder'. Commonly known as alder, a genus of trees and shrubs.

Species: Alnus jorullensis, jorullensis (Latinised), in reference to the report by Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland, and Carl Sigismund Kunth (1817) that the original specimen of the species was collected from the volcano El Jorullo in Michoacán, Mexico.

Common Name: Mexican Alder

Other Common Name(s): Evergreen Alder

Description: Fast-growing. Has long, green, toothed leaves. Can be easily pruned to any shape. Excellent as a dense screen. Yellow-green catkins are a source of pollen for bees in early to mid-spring. Fixes nitrogen in the soil, so good for improving soil conditions for other plants.

Height: 8m

Width: 6m

Uses: Street, Hedging and screening, Pleaching, Attracts bees

Tolerates: Windy

Soil Type: Clay soils, Poor draining soils

Winter Foliage: Evergreen

Origin: Exotic

Foliage:

• Summer: Green

• Autumn: Green

• Winter: Green

• Spring: Green

Flowers:

• Summer: None

• Autumn: None

• Winter: None

• Spring: Yellow, Green