Japanese Larch Larix kaempferi

• 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.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Tree

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Habit/Form:

  Horizontal

  Open

  Pyramidal

  Spreading

  Growth Rate:

  Slow

  Texture:

  Medium

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Bark:

  Surface/Attachment:

  Peeling

  Bark Description:

  Peels off in long strips.

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

• Landscape:

  Resistance To Challenges:

  Pollution