Larix kaempferi
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Pseudolarix kaempferi
- Phonetic Spelling
- LAR-iks KAYMP-fer-eye
- Description
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Easy to transplant; dislikes shade; not drought tolerant; bark peels off in long strips
Some resistance to air pollution damage
Site: Sun; light, moist, well drained soil; needs protection from wind
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: See the "Pests of Conifers" factsheet to the left.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Larix
- Species:
- kaempferi
- Family:
- Pinaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Central Japan
- Dimensions:
- Height: 50 ft. 0 in. - 70 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 25 ft. 0 in. - 40 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Horizontal
- Open
- Pyramidal
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Purple/Lavender
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Fruit Description:
- 2 to 3 in. erect green to purplish cones; golden brown in fall
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Orange
- White
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Leaf Shape:
- Acicular
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- 1 to 2.5 in. narrow, sea green leaves; 2 white stripes on underside; yellow to orange red fall color; do not last long and fall off of the tree by winter
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Bark:
- Surface/Attachment:
- Peeling
- Bark Description:
- Peels off in long strips.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Pollution
