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Varied Directions European Larch
#5009 | Larix decidua
Look for: Unusual robust twigs that rise up and out, upright spreading habit of growth
Origin: Central/southern Europe
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Look for: Unusual robust twigs that rise up and out, upright spreading habit of growth
Origin: Central/southern Europe
Varied Directions European Larch has green foliage which emerges light green in spring. Height of 25', 8' spread can be expected at maturity. The needles turn an outstanding gold in the fall. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant. The twisted gray bark and gold branches are extremely showy and add significant winter interest.
Sid Waxman was a professor in the Department of Plant Science who worked on breeding and selecting dwarf conifers. He often used densely branched mutations (Witches’ Brooms) he found on large trees as the source of unusual branching patterns for many of his new plants. Varied Directions European Larch, with striking horizontal and pendulous branches that grow in random directions, was one of his introductions. This individual is one of the first grafted by Dr. Waxman and is the largest in Connecticut.
USDA Zones 3-6
