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Pinaceae
European Larch
Larix decidua
Bold beginnings and resilience.
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Genus
- Larix
- Native to
- Central Europe, Alps, Carpathians
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- deciduous conifer
- Height
- 70-100 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, acidic to neutral
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 2-6
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- European larch is one of the few conifers that drops all its needles in autumn, turning brilliant gold before doing so.
- The tiny female flowers are stunning rose-pink cones often called 'larch roses' that appear in spring alongside chartreuse new needles.
- Larch wood is exceptionally rot-resistant and was used to build Venice's foundations, where logs have been submerged for centuries.
- The oldest known European larch is over 2,000 years old, growing in the Italian Alps.
- Larch resin produces Venice turpentine, historically used as a medicine, varnish ingredient, and in oil painting mediums.
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