| Description | Pyramidal European Black Alder(Betulaceae Alnus glutinosa pyramidalis) is an upright, columnar pyramidal form of the European Black Alder. Details about size and images of form vary widely across the internet. |
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| Pronunciation | (AL-nus)(gloo-tih-N0-suh) |
| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average to moist to wet |
| Soil & Site | average to moist to wet, found growing near small rivers, bogs, springs, or wet places |
| Flowers | not showy, forms long male catkins and oval female catkins, dried female catkins look like small conifer cones; they dry and release the seeds in the fall |
| Fruit | small, winged nutlet |
| Leaves | obovate, glossy dark green, double serrate |
| Roots | can fix nitrogen in the soil |
| Dimensions | up to 40 feet tall by 12-20 feet wide (the listed dimensions of this tree are all over the map) |
| Maintenance | little is required |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Cultivar Origin | Germany, circa 1880, in North America circa 1896 (#93) |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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