Scientific Name:	Larix occidentalis
Pronunciation:	LAIR-icks ock-sih-den-TAY-liss
Common Name:	western larch (seedling)
Family Name:	Pinaceae
Plant Type:	Conifer, Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Seedlings w. 6 cotyledons.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293

Habit: Upright Form: Pyramidal - widely Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: > 30m Spread: 15 - 25m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: B.C. east of Cascades, U.S. - northwest Hardiness Rating: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 C) Exposure: Filtered shade, Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Forestry Additional Info: Google Images

Leaf Morphology: Form: Needle-like Arrangement: Fascicles Texture/ Venation: Prickly Surfaces: Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Acicular Margins: Additional Info: Spectacular fall colour, 2.5-4.5 cm; soft, flexible, spirally arranged. Appear in two different ways on two kinds of twigs: At ends of branches, twigs elongate and bear single lvs. distinctly separated from each other; farther back on branches, twigs do not elongate, lvs. crowded together, appear to be in clusters of 15-30.

Inflorescence Type: n/a Flower Morphology: Colour (petals): Male Cone, Yellow Flower Time at Peak:

Fruit Type: Cone (winged seeds) Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time:

Bark Morphology: Plated Bark or Stem Colour: Red, Brown     Organ Modifications: Ectomycorrhizae

Propagation:	Seed

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse (NRY) NuRserY Location Map

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