Evergreen Alder Trees – Fast Growing, Year-Round Feature Plants
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Alnus ‘Weeping Evergreen Alder’
The Weeping Evergreen Alder is a truly unique tree, a beautiful compact weeper with luscious, fine foliage all year round and a stunning cascading form that makes it a standout in any garden.Unlike most popular weeping trees like birch, cherry and maple, which lose their leaves in winter, the Weeping Evergreen Alder keeps its foliage year-round, giving you constant structure, softness and greenery.One of the best things about this tree is that it stays naturally small. Because the weeping form is grafted onto an upright rootstock and takes control of the growth, it will remain a compact feature tree for decades.
It’s also incredibly tough, wind hardy and able to handle boggy and poor soils, making it perfect for those difficult spots where other weeping trees might struggle or even fail.Whether used as a feature centerpiece or planted in evenly spaced rows for a formal evergreen look, it’s a versatile, low-maintenance option that delivers a really elegant result.
The Weeping Evergreen Alder
The Weeping Evergreen Alder is created by grafting a weeping form onto an upright seedling,
which gives it that beautiful structured shape while maintaining its graceful cascading habit.
It was actually very popular back in the ’90s, but when the nursery growing them changed hands,
production stopped, mainly because it’s a difficult tree to grow and produce, and they’ve been unavailable for many years.
That’s where Chris comes in.
After finding some beautiful specimens locally, Chris spent the last three years working with one of Australia’s
leading tree grafting nurseries to bring them back into production.
And now, they’re finally available again at Hello Hello Plants.
The good news is, while they’re difficult to produce, they’re actually very easy to establish, grow and maintain once planted in your garden.
Alnus ‘Evergreen Alder’
The Evergreen Alder (Alnus jorullensis) is an incredibly fast-growing evergreen tree that delivers rapid impact and real function in the landscape.With soft, fine foliage and a slightly pendulous form similar to a silver birch, it creates a light, elegant look while still being tough and practical.One of its biggest advantages is just how fast it grows, with good conditions, plenty of water and a bit of fertiliser, you can take it from an 8-inch pot to a stunning 5-metre tree in as little as a year.It’s also a problem-solver tree. The Evergreen Alder thrives in heavy, wet soils, subsoil conditions, and even areas that flood occasionally, making it ideal for spots where many other trees simply won’t perform.Another standout feature is that it’s a nitrogen-fixing tree, one of the few that actually improves the soil around it. This means lawns, gardens, orchards and veggie patches nearby can all benefit, as it acts as a natural nurse tree, enriching the soil and supporting surrounding plant growth.On top of that, it’s wind hardy and extremely versatile, perfect as a feature tree, screening plant, avenue planting or shelter belt.
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Evergreen Alder is Ideal for
Screening & Pleaching
This isn’t just a feature tree — it’s one of the most effective natural screening solutions for modern gardens.
- Year-round privacy with dense evergreen foliage
- Perfect for pleaching & structured hedging
- Fast growing for quicker full coverage
- Creates a clean, architectural statement
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Standard Evergreen Alder Trees —
Feature Trees & Structured Hedging
Evergreen Alder Advantage
Because of its vigorous growth, the Evergreen Alder does develop a
strong, active root system, which is part of what makes it so effective in tough conditions.
For that reason, it’s best planted in areas where it has room to grow and do its job,
away from structures, pipes or anything sensitive to root activity.
Give it the right placement, and it will reward you with
fast growth, improved soil, and a
powerful presence in the landscape.
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