Japanese Larch Seed

Larix kaempferi

£3.00£8.00 inc. VAT

Japanese Larch is a vigorous, large conifer with red shoots and sea green leaves which are longer and broader than those of European Larch. It is fast growing and used as a timber crop, supplying the building trade.  The needle-like leaves turn good autumn colour of yellow and orange. Sometimes the needles sprout directly out of the trunk or larger branches. The small attractive cones are copper-brown when ripe and often age on the tree to grey.

 

Not for forestry purposes.

Earn up to 8 Points.

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Description

Larix kaempferi

Common name: Japanese Larch.

Native: Japan

Provenance: Unknown

Size and spread (10 years): 2.5m x 0.75m

Treatment required: Semi dormant.

Seeds / kg: 222,000     48% viable

Ideal sowing period: Spring

Soil conditions: Most soils except wet or shallow soils over chalk.

Planting instructions: use in a mixed woodland to add texture, or with other conifers to lighten them in the autumn.

Mature height: 25m

 

Additional information

Weight 5.00 g
Genus

Larix

Size

Mini Seed Pack (approx 50 seeds), Seed Pack (approx 400 seeds)

Family

Pinaceae

Hardiness

Hardy

Life Cycle

tree

Evergreen

evergreen