IFAS Extension
Urban Horticulture
Abstract
A popular tree of moist to wet soils, common alder is a moderate to fast-growing (two feet per year) deciduous tree. This upright, columnar cultivar to 20-foot spread and a 12 to 18-inch trunk but is capable of growing taller. The species is not native but has escaped from cultivation and will form pure stands or thickets in disturbed wet sites.
About this Publication
This document is ENH230, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture. Original publication date November 1993. Revised December 2006. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2026 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
How to Cite
Gilman, E., & Watson, D. (2003). Alnus glutinosa “Pyramidalis”: “Pyramidalis” Common Alder. EDIS, 2003(10). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-st071-1993
Authors
Edward F. Gilman
professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Horticulture
Dennis G. Watson
former associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Gainesville, FL
Contacts
Michael Andreu
Specialist
University of Florida
professor, forest systems, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences