Larix gmelinii seeds Dahurian Larch Larix dahurica
LATIN NAME: Larix gmelinii
COMMON NAME: Dahurian Larch
The Dahurian larch is a handsome, tall, deciduous conifer of the cold forests, and its fine, soft, needle-like leaves and its small, rounded cones have made it a valued and striking tree of the cold regions. It grows as a tall, deciduous conifer, reaching up to thirty metres or more, with the upright, tapering trunk bearing the spreading branches of the many fine, soft, needle-like, pale-green leaves in the tufts and, through the spring, the small, inconspicuous flowers, followed by the small, rounded, woody cones of the few winged seeds. It is a species of the coniferous tree in the pine family, and it is native to the cold forests of the Siberia and the eastern Asia, while it is prized for its tough, fine wood and its golden autumn colour, and it is known as the Dahurian larch.
The Dahurian larch belongs to the pine family, Pinaceae, and it is a species of the deciduous conifer, native to the cold forests of the Siberia and the eastern Asia, while it is prized for its tough, fine wood, and it is known as the Dahurian larch. It is prized for its fine, soft, needle-like leaves and its golden autumn colour.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Dahurian larch has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the forestry and the wood science, since its tough, fine, strong wood has made it one of the most valued of the trees of the cold regions, and researchers have examined its timber, its growth and its management, while its value in the forests of the cold regions has drawn attention in the international forestry press as a tree of the taiga. The plant has also been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the cold forests of the Siberia and the eastern Asia, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the forest have been examined, while the ecology of the cold-forest trees has been of continuing interest, and its remarkable habit of shedding its needles in the autumn has been of interest to the botanists. The species has also been studied in the horticulture and the land use, since it is a tall, fine, deciduous conifer of the cold garden, and researchers have examined its growth and its cultivation, while its fine, golden autumn colour and its tough, cold-hardy habit have been of continuing interest, and its fine, soft foliage has been of value. For a tree of such value to the cold regions, the Dahurian larch has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the Dahurian larch is a generous tree of the garden. Its small, rounded cones feed the seed-eating birds, and its fine, soft, deciduous foliage gives a fine, airy cover to the birds and the wildlife through the summer.
Its economic value is real. The Dahurian larch is prized for its tough, fine, strong wood, and its value has drawn attention in the international forestry press as a tree of the taiga, while its fine, tough timber has been used in the building and the many works of the cold regions, and its golden autumn colour has made it a fine tree of the cold garden. For a grower, the Dahurian larch is a rewarding and stately tree, and for a gardener it brings a tall, fine, golden-autumn tree to the cold garden. The seeds are easy to start — give them a period of cold, damp storage in the fridge, then sow them just below the surface of a pot of moist, free-draining soil, keep them gently watered, and they’ll be sprouting steadily, growing on into a tall, fine, golden-autumn tree.
Genus: Larix
Species: gmelinii
Common Name: Dahurian Larch
Other Names: Larix dahurica
Pre-treatment: required (30-45 days cold moist stratification)
Zone Hardiness Cold: 3
Zone Hardiness warm: 6
Height / Spread: 24m/8m
Plant Type: large tree
Vegetation type: decidious
A decidious Tree growing to 30 m (98ft 5in) at a slow rate.
It is hardy to zone 1 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen in October. The flowers are monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and are pollinated by Wind.
The plant prefers light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, requires well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils..It cannot grow in the shade.It requires moist soil.The plant can tolerates strong winds but not maritime exposure.