Larix kaempferi
Japanese Larch
Pronunciation
LAR-iks kem-fare-ee
Family
Genus
Nativity
Japan
Growth Habit
Pyramidal, open habit, drooping branches.
Hardiness
4
Landscape Use
Needs adequate space to grow; best for large plots of land.
Buds
Buds are brown, small, and pointed with fringed scales.
Bark
Gray-brown; fissures on old trees reveals reddish bark inside.
Flower
Monoecious; bears reproductive structures in the spring with yellow male strobili and yellow, green, red, or pink female strobili.
Fruit
Reproductive structure is a stalked cone 1-1.5 inches long with reflexed scales.
Propagation
Seeds; grafting for cultivars.
Pests
Larch case-bearer, cankers, leaf cast, needle rusts, wood decay and Japanese beetle.
Cultivars
'Diana' - Twisted branches.
'Pendula' - Weeping.
'Blue Rabbit' - Narrow, bluer needles.
