Spaeth's Alder
Alnus x spaethii
- Height: 55′
- Spread: 20′
- Shape: Broadly Pyramidal
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Foliage: Purple in Spring, Glossy Green in Summer
- Fall Color: Yellow
- Flower: Male Flowers in Catkins 2-3” Long
- Fruit: Cone-like Structures
- Distinctive Features: Glossy leaves, extremely tough and adaptable
Alnus x spaethii – Spaeth’s Alder is a fantastic street tree with lustrous green foliage. It fills in well as an Ash alternative and is wind, salt, and pollution tolerant. The tree is widely used in Europe and named after botanist Franz Spaeth from Berlin, Germany.
