Alnus glutinosa is a native, deciduous hedge plant that thrives in wet soils and can sometimes improve the quality of poor soils as it boasts nitrogen-fixing properties. Common Alder is a fantastic, fast-growing shrub with glossy dark green foliage and reddish-brown catkins.
* Please note, 1 bare root = 1 Alder plant, not a bundle of plants. We use a mixture of bare root photos taken in leaf from our growing sites in summer, as well as during the bare root planting season when Alder may be defoliated.
If you’re preferred choice for hedging is a low maintenance one, Alder is a fantastic option. It grows well in poor soil conditions and requires just light pruning. Common Alder also acts as a wildlife sanctuary for birds, caterpillars, butterflies and many other varieties of insects.
Most Popular Uses of Alder Hedging
Alnus species are particularly low-maintenance. It’s also one of the few species that thrive in extremely wet soils. Another reason why Alder hedging is popular is that it improves the quality of poor soil, which as a result, will have a positive impact on other plants developing in the surrounding area.
Combine Alnus glutinosa hedging With
Alnus glutinosa hedging looks stunning and pairs nicely with other native shrubs. best4hedging has a variety of mixed hedging packs available for ready-made combinations that combines well with Alnus species.
Growth Rate of Alder Hedges
Alnus species are extremely fast-growing shrubs that will achieve at least 60cm height growth per year. Common Alder is ideal for desired heights between 2-5m.
Care Advice for Alder Hedge Plants
Common Alder is a relatively low-maintenance hedge plant that only requires a light prune in late winter or early spring. For more information on caring for Alder hedging, please view best4hedging’s Care and Planting instructions in our Advice section.
Suggested Planting Density
For information on planting density recommendations for Alnus species, please see the product table. In the 'No. Per Metre' column, you will find our recommended plant density for each plant species and root type.
Alder shrubs are available to purchase year-round as Pot-Grown or Cell-Grown plants. Bare-Root Alder Hedging is available for delivery from November to late April/early May and can be pre-ordered from mid-summer.
The majority of our Alder Hedges are grown in the UK under the careful supervision of our knowledgeable nursery staff. Sometimes, we source Alnus glutinosa from outside of the UK. When this occurs, we go to every length to ensure that our suppliers are unbeaten on quality. At best4hedging, we strive to make sure that your Alder plants reach you in the freshest condition and that they are of the highest standard, all while protecting our great prices. Rest assured, you can buy Alnus glutinosa hedging plants online with utter confidence.
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fast delivery- healthy plants- well packaged- competitive prices- am very pleased,thankyou
March 12, 2017 | Anonymous
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They seem to be happy and starting to come to life.
April 22, 2016 | Anonymous
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All plants were healthy and undamaged.
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Planting Essentials
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£200
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Orders £85 & over (ex. VAT) to mainland UK are delivered FREE* (Exceptions apply - see below for Scottish Highlands etc)
Orders under £85 (ex. VAT) to mainland UK £9.95
At an additional cost, we can deliver to Scottish Highlands & Islands, which we classify as including AB (Aberdeen) and DD (Dundee) postcodes, as well as Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Wight and Isle Man. The exact delivery cost is order specific and will need to be quoted by one of our team, so please contact us on 01257 261 243
*For some plants that are too heavy or too tall to be packed in cardboard boxes we use pallet deliveries. In these circumstances, we require a minimum order value of £200 (ex VAT) for free delivery, or you can make a contribution towards the delivery cost. Look out for the information on product pages which explains this further where applicable and if your order is for less than £200 (ex VAT) please call or email us to agree upon a delivery contribution. This requirement only applies to those plants where it is clearly indicated on the product page
Pallet deliveries are always undertaken on an 18-tonne vehicle (similar in size to a standard refuse vehicle). If for any reason you require a smaller vehicle please contact our sales team who can arrange this for you. There will be an additional surcharge applied for small vehicle deliveries
Delivery Timescales
99% of our orders are dispatched within 3 to 7 working days of receipt and most the day after the order is placed. We can do “next day delivery” on many of our products for an additional £12 (incl VAT) but please call on 01257 494 491 before placing your order to check.
We can also deliver on a specified date to suit you. Please indicate the date you would like to receive delivery in the notes section of the checkout (or place your order by phone) and we’ll do our utmost to meet that date.
Occasional hiccups can occur (such as broken down vehicles) and although we are very experienced in logistics we cannot be held liable for costs incurred or inconvenience due to late deliveries - see terms and conditions for more information.
You will receive an email or telephone call confirming the dispatch of your order 24/48 hours before it arrives with you.
Exceptions to our quick turnaround timescale
Pre-orders - if you have placed an order that includes products on pre-order, then they will be dispatched to you as soon as they are available. If your order includes pre-order bare roots or root balls you will be notified once they are being dispatched (root balls from mid to late October and bare roots from early to mid-November).
Root balls - lifting root balls involves the use of complex, heavy machinery, this lifting is carried out twice a week in the root ball season so we do still have a prompt turnaround timescale but if your order has just missed one lifting, it will be a few days before we lift again. We are always happy to confirm when we can deliver to you before you order. The benefit of this method of supplying root balls is that they are always fresh and therefore have a higher success rate than root balls that are stored out of the soil.
Weather conditions can affect dispatch - bare root and root ball plants are not lifted if the ground is too cold (it damages the roots) and the delivery of all plants can be affected if the water supply is frozen (because we water all plants before packing). Extremely hot weather can also be challenging and occasionally we hold backorders for species that are particularly vulnerable. We ask our customers to be mindful of bank holidays when couriers are not active.
We'd like to stress that although there are exceptions, the vast majority of our orders are dispatched extremely quickly and we are proud of our logistics developed over many years of delivering plants to tens of thousands of customers.
Returns
We inspect plants carefully before dispatch but accept that very occasionally things may go wrong. You can return your plants (within 14 days) for a refund or replacement (we’ll help with the process of returning). If your plants arrived damaged then returns are free of charge. However, we ask that you inform us as soon as possible. If you’d like to return your plants because of a change of plan or if we do not agree that the plants are significantly damaged (the loss of a few leaves in transit or a loose pot on arrival, for example, wouldn't be harmful to the plants), then we may ask you to pay the full or partial return costs if you still wanted to return them. We’re very reasonable and always aim for complete satisfaction as demonstrated by our amazing Feefo customer reviews which can be viewed here.
Should you wish to return any products that you have over-bought, no longer require or purchased in error you will incur both a return cost (different charges for pallets and Boxes) and the original cost of delivery incurred by Best4hedging. Please contact the Service team for charges and/or to organise a return. Plants will be subject to a quality control check from our Nursery upon return before any refund is authorised and processed.
Please note that in the case of damaged plants, if you have not notified us of a problem within 14 days of delivery, we consider you to have accepted the plants and Best4Hedging has no further liability for them should they fail.