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Pinaceae
European larch
Larix decidua
Also known as Picea larix, Larix larix, Eastern larch, Larix vulgaris
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Larch · Deciduous Conifer · Large Tree · Alpine · Cold Hardy · Specimen Tree · Autumn Color · Landscape Tree · European · Pinaceae
European larch is a deciduous conifer — one of the few conifers to shed its needles in autumn — making it a striking specimen tree for large gardens and landscapes. It prefers full sun and moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil, and is highly cold-hardy once established. Young trees benefit from regular watering in their first few years, but mature trees are largely self-sufficient and very wind-tolerant.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply at the root zone during dry spells; established trees require minimal supplemental irrigation · Every 14-21 days when young; rarely once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 240 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Yellow · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Illinois, Ireland, Italy, Maryland, New York, Newfoundland, Norway
- Attracts
- Birds, Bees
Sources: trefle
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