Woody > Larix > Larix decidua > Larix decidua 'Pendula'
Larix decidua
'Pendula'
Weeping European Larch
Mike's
Opinion
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One of my favourite dwarf conifers, where it can be grafted at a variety of heights ( I prefer the low grafts) and this coupled with the fact that it is a deciduous conifer can add much interest to the garden where it changes with the seasons.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Pinaceae |
| Genus |
| Larix |
| Species |
| decidua |
| Cultivar |
| 'Pendula' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3-6 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4-7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 4 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 40 |
| Height |
| 2 m (may vary depending on graft height) |
| Spread |
| 4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| The Weeping European Larch is best grown in moist, gravelly loam soils in full sun to light shade. It is intolerant of dry soils and urban pollution. |
| Shape |
| Pendulous branches |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| It has fine bright green foliage that is soft to the touch held on the pendulous branches in clusters. |
| Pests |
| Potential pests include: larch case bearer, aphids, larch sawfly, tussock moth and Japanese beetles. Potential diseases include: needle cast, needle rust and canker. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| On young trees the bark is thin and scaly but on mature trees it is quite thick. At the base of the trunk a reddish brown inner bark may be exposed which contrasts with the greyish-brown of the outer bark. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Long terminal shoots are globose, short pointed, with many brown pointed scales while the lateral buds are shorter and blunter. |
| Leaf Description |
| The leaves are up to 2.5 cm long, narrow or blunt held on spurs in bunches of 30-40 needles. |
| Flower Description |
| L. decidua 'Pendula' is monecious, in the spring attractive red-pink, yellow or green, 1 cm long egg-shaped female strobili and smaller yellow male strobili cover the branches. |
| Fruit Description |
| Persistent cones with scales pubescent on the backside, not overlapping and not reflexed. The cone is egg shaped, 1 cm long, changing from red to yellow to brown at maturity: uncommon. |
| Colour Description |
| The Weeping European Larch has bright lime green foliage in the spring, soft slightly darker green foliage in the summer and a dull orange-yellow coloured needles in the autumn. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium fine in leaf; medium coarse in winter |
| Notable Specimens |
| The Arboretum, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. |
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