Alder tree roots

QuestionsAlder tree roots
Pauline O'Reilly Staff asked 16 years ago

We have a wet spot (poor drainage) which I thought to plant a few Alder trees in as they are good for such conditions, I believe. How deep are Alder roots and do they spread, as we have some pipework buried and I am not 100% sure of its location with regard to the proposed place for the Alders?