European Larch
Larix decidua
Pinaceae
Growth Habit
TreeDescription
Pyramidal tree with horizontal branches and drooping branchlets, slender and supple in youth, but irregular and lacking in dignity with age, reaching 70' to 75' in height, 25' to 30' in width; can attain 100' to 140' in height. Fall color ochre yellow, often spectacular. Difficult to distinguish from L. kaempferi but hasnarrower needles, and cones without reflexed scales.
Source of plant
Greer Gardens, Arnold Arboretum, Saratoga Tree Nursery, Claude Heit, Princeton Nurseries
