Alnus jorullensis
Mexican Alder








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.
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Taxonomy and Etymology
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 and Features
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
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnus_jorullensis
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Alnus_jorullensis
https://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/alnus/alnus-jorullensis/
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/26518/i-alnus-jorullensis-i/details
https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Alnus+jorullensis