Larix sibirica seed
LATIN NAME: LARIX SIBIRICA
COMMON NAME: Siberian Larch
Across the vast forests of Siberia and the cold steppes of the north, the Siberian larch grows as a tall, straight, deciduous conifer with the soft, bright-green needles in tufts along the twigs, turning clear gold before they fall in the autumn, and the small, upright cones. In time it steadily becomes a rounded crown, reaching 5-10 metres. Site it in full sun, in deep, fertile ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Siberian larch appears in the studies of the northern forest trees, its autumn-gold needles and its small cones keeping it in view in the work on the taiga ecology and the timber trees of the cold regions. The research looks at the way the soft needles turn gold and fall, the small cones ripen and shed the winged seeds, and the seed biology of the short-lived seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the cool garden and the windbreak planting, the Siberian larch lights the autumn with the clear gold of its falling needles and stands the harshest cold of any tree of the north. The tough, rot-resistant timber has built the houses of the Siberian villages for centuries, and the tree makes the fine specimen, the windbreak tree and the tree of the cold, open garden. It is a tree for the open, sunny, deep and well-drained place.
To grow the Siberian Larch from seed, sow the small winged seeds after a cool, moist spell, on gritty compost.
Sow the small winged seeds after a cool, moist spell, on gritty compost, and keep the young larches in the open, sunny spot. The needles turn gold before they fall.
LATIN NAME: Larix sibirica
COMMON NAME: Siberian Larch, Russian Larch
The Siberian larch is a noble and frost-hardy tree of the great forests of the north, and its tall, straight trunk and its soft, green needles, which turn a fine gold in the autumn before falling, have made it one of the most important and most beautiful of the trees of the taiga. It puts on growth and becomes a compact, leafy clump, staying under a metre. It is a frost-hardy tree, native to the western Russia, from close to the Finnish border east to the Yenisei valley in the central Siberia, where it hybridises with the Dahurian larch, while it is known as the Siberian larch or the Russian larch, and it is one of the most important of the trees of the northern forests.
The Siberian larch belongs to the pine family, Pinaceae, and it is a frost-hardy tree, native to the western Russia, from close to the Finnish border east to the Yenisei valley in the central Siberia, where it hybridises with the Dahurian larch. It is known as the Siberian larch or the Russian larch, while it is prized for its fine, golden autumn colour and its tall, straight form.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Siberian larch has a genuine and distinguished place in both forestry and ecological research. It has been studied in the forestry and the wood science, since it is one of the most important of the trees of the northern forests, and researchers have examined its timber, its growth and its value, while the fine, strong, durable timber of the Siberian larch has been used for the buildings, the construction and the work of the north for a very long time, and the value of the larch timber has drawn attention in the international forestry and timber press as a key tree of the northern forests. The tree has also been studied in the ecology, since it is a frost-hardy tree of the great forests of the north, and researchers have examined its growth, its role in the taiga and its tolerance of the severe, cold conditions, while the larches and their place in the northern forests have been of continuing interest, and the ability of the larch to grow on the poor, cold soils has been examined. The species has also been studied in the botany, since it is a deciduous conifer, and its classification, its relationships and its hybridisation with the Dahurian larch have been examined, while the study of the larches of the north has been of continuing interest. For a tree of such importance, the Siberian larch has a rich and distinguished record of research.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the Siberian larch is a noble tree of the northern forests. Its soft, green needles give a light shade, its small cones feed the birds and the small animals, and its golden autumn colour is a fine sight, while it is a historic presence in the great forests of the north.
Its economic value is enormous. The fine, strong, durable timber has been used for the buildings and the construction of the north for a very long time, and its value has drawn attention in the international forestry and timber press as a key tree of the northern forests, while the larch is also a beautiful tree of the landscape, prized for its golden autumn colour. For a grower, the Siberian larch is a rewarding and noble tree, and for a gardener it brings soft, green needles and a fine, golden autumn colour. The seeds are easy to start — let them rest cool and damp for a while, then sow them in a pot of moist, gritty, free-draining compost in a sunny spot, keep them lightly watered, and theyll be sprouting steadily, growing on into a noble, golden-leaved tree.
Larix sibirica is a deciduous Tree growing to 30 m. It is hardy to Zone 1 and is not in any way frost tender, as can be the case with some of the so called hardy confiers. It is in flower from Apr to May, and the seeds ripen from Oct to November. The cones remain on the trees for many years.
It can be grown almost anywhere and also used as a bonsai specimen.
Known as the Siberian or Russian Larch