Prince Rupert Larch
Larix gmelinii var. principis-rupprechtii
Pinaceae
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Perennial
Native distribution
China, Korea
Location
Source of plant
Arrowhead Alpines
Description
To 40m, crown broad conic, branches level; shoots stout, orange-brown with a waxy bloom; bark rust brown. Buds spherical, without resin. Leaves to 35mm long, obtuse, light green with two stomatal bands beneath and a diffuse band above. Cones 2.5-4x2cm, with numerous scales, ovoid, lustrous pale brown; scales smoothly rounded and not or only slightly wavy or emaringate at apex.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4