European larch
Larix decidua
USDA zones2 to 6
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size60 to 100 feet tall20 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Horizontal
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Foliage color
- Green
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
European larch (Larix decidua) is a tree for use as a specimen, a privacy screen, or a low maintenance planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows rapidly with a horizontal habit, and its foliage changes color in fall. Deer tend to pass it by. Birds visit the tree too.
Pairs well with Hoopsii Colorado spruce, Siberian squill, and Golden Globe American arborvitae.
Native range
Europe.