| Scientific Name: | Larix occidentalis |
| Common Name: | western larch (seedling) |
| Family Name: | Pinaceae |
| Origin: | B.C. east of Cascades, U.S. - northwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Conifer, Tree - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | > 30m x 7 - 10m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Pyramidal - widely |
| Texture: | Fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Forestry |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Filtered shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Needle-like, Fascicles, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Acicular, Entire |
| Flowers: | Yellow |
| Fruit: | Cone (winged seeds), Brown, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Needles in tufts of 15-30 on spur twigs and singly along current year's growth on short shoots, linear 2-5cm x 0.65-0.80mm long x 0.4-0.6mm wide, midrib keeled; seed cones oval when closed, ovoid when open, 2-3 x 1.3-1.6cm, on curved stalks 2.5-4.5 x 3.5-5mm; scales 45-55, margins entire, pubescent; bracts tipped by awn to 3mm, exceeding scales by about 4mm; seeds reddish brown, 3mm long, wing 6mm long; seedlings with 6 cotyledons. Winter ID: branches horizontal, occasionally drooping in lower crown of open-grown trees; buds dark brown, generally finely pubescent, scale margins irregularly toothed. <a href ='https://www.conifers.org/pi/Larix_occidentalis.php' target='_blank'>Conifers.org</a> | |