It is native to the Japanese island of Hondo, in the mountains at altitudes between 1700 and 2400 m.
Botanical description
Habitus: Japanese larch has thinner, denser branches and grows to about 35 m tall. The crown is pyramidal when young, then spreads. The bark is brown, which later peels off.
Leaf: Thinner and harder blue-green needles, with blue-white streaks on the lower strap, more pronounced in autumn. It is a conifer whose needles fall off in autumn. They are therefore deciduous (needle) trees that are bare in winter.
Flower: Flowers monoecious, males growing singly at the ends of short shoots and are globose to ovate, females nearly round, erect, surrounded by a cluster of needles.
Fruit: Cone slightly longer than that of the common larch.
Growth conditions / Cultivation / Care
It grows quickly and thrives in areas where there is plenty of soil and air moisture. It is one of the fastest growing conifers.
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Use / Function and landscape
solitary plantings
planters, pots – dwarf conifer ‘Bonsai’
Special use
gardens
graves and cemeteries
Reproduction
Seeding, cuttings.
Varieties
L. kaempferi ‘Pendula’ L. kaempferi ‘Pyramidalis Argentea’ L. kaempferi ‘Inversa’ L. kaempferi ‘Blue Haze’
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