Alnus cordata is indigenous in Italy and parts of Greece. It is a fast-grower that can eventually attain a height of 15 m. The almost horizontal growth of the side branches is characteristic. From the scattered buds, on short stalks, the leaves appear. They are heart-shaped and 12 cm long. The topside is green and glossy. In autumn they remain long on the tree. As soon as winter ends the female and male, pendulous catkins appear. They are followed by the familiar strobiles, which, arranged in clusters, appear from September onwards and remain on the tree all winter. The tree is shallow-rooting and not deep with many delicate rootlets. Little susceptible to sea wind, tolerant to paving.
Alnus cordata môže dorastať do výšky 10 - 15 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Alnus cordata rastie priemerne rastúci a môže dorastať do výšky 10 - 15 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Správny čas na výsadbu stromu je mimo vegetačné obdobie. V strednej Európe môže byť Alnus cordata so zemným balom vysadený od polovice novembra do konca apríla, avšak závisí to veľmi od klimatických podmienok a druhu stromu.