Big wide crowns
Broad lanes and streets
Park tree and/or specimen tree
Coastal areas
Low maintenance
Endures pavement
Ornamental value
Verdraagt droge periodes
Verdraagt natte periodes
Height
15m - 20m
15m - 20m
Transparency
Dense
Dense
Ornamental value
Fruits
Fruits
Flowering period
January / February
January / February
Autumn colour
purple-red
purple-red
Endures
De-icing salt, Drought, Wind, Onshore wind
De-icing salt, Drought, Wind, Onshore wind
Soil type
bottom vague
bottom vague
Alnus x spaethii ‘Spaeth’ is a big, fast-growing hybrid with a height of 15-20 m and a pointy, pyramidal crown.
Oblong, dark green leaf. Buds early and retains its leaf for a longer period. Purple-auburn when emerging, dark green in summer and purple coloured in autumn. Flowers profusely with large catkins.
Alnus x spaethii ‘Spaeth’ is an attractive park tree and also a very good street and avenue tree. Endures drier soils. Wind resistant and not susceptible to onshore winds.
