Pseudolarix amabilis /Golden Larch

Pseudolarix amabilis  / Pseudolarix amabilis
Striking autumn colored foliage on this deciduous conifer
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Striking autumn colored foliage on this deciduous conifer

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Scientific Name: Pseudolarix amabilis
Common Name: Golden Larch
Plant Type: Deciduous
Leaf Type: Needleleaf
Hardiness Zone: 4, 5, 6, 7 Determine Your Zone
Height: 30-50 feet
Spread: 30 - 40 feet
Fruit present: Fall
Fruit color: Brown
Light Exposure: Sun
Drainage: Well drained, Moist, Wet
Rate of Growth: Slow
Water Requirement: Medium
Maintenance Level: Low
Susceptible to insects
and diseases:
Yes
Comments: Does not like hot humid weather and will not grow in much shade. It does not have the expected shape of narrow leaved plants and unlike them, its seed bearing cones fall to the ground as soon as seeds are mature and it is deciduous. It has longer needles than the true larch, and they turn a golden brown in autumn.