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Pinaceae
Japanese Larch Flower
Larix kaempferi
Resilience through transformation and seasonal renewal.
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Genus
- Larix
- Native to
- Japan
- Bloom season
- Early Spring
- Type
- deciduous conifer
- Height
- 20–40 m
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- moist, acidic, well-drained
- Water
- medium
- Hardiness
- 4–7
- Lifespan
- hundreds of years
Did you know
- Japanese larch is one of the few conifers that sheds its needles each autumn, turning brilliant gold before dropping.
- The tiny female cones resemble miniature pink-red roses when they first emerge in spring.
- It was extensively planted in Britain during the 20th century for forestry because it grows faster than European larch.
- On Mount Fuji, Japanese larch forms a major component of the subalpine forest belt.
- The hybrid Dunkeld larch (L. x marschlinsii), a cross with European larch, is valued for its disease resistance and vigor.
Color meanings
Red
bold awakening
Pink
spring's first blush
Yellow-Green
fresh start