Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Larix Miller [385]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Larch

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Pinaceae

family_ja: マツ

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description_en: Genus of 10-14 species of upright, deciduous, monoecious, coniferous trees from coniferous forests of the N. hemisphere. They have attractive young foliage and normally brilliant, yellow to red autumn colour. The needle-shaped leaves are borne in loose spirals on the long shoots, and near-whorls on the short shoots. Terminal, erect, cylindrical or ovoid to conical, usually purple female cones are produced in spring, and turn woody and brown in the first season, usually persisting on the tree. Male cones are spherical to ovoid, and pink or yellow. Larches are useful as specimen trees, and are tolerant of a wide range of conditions.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed in a seedbed in early spring, graft in winter, or root semi-ripe cuttings in summer under mist; cuttings are difficult to root.

pests_en: Honey fungus and adelgids may be a problem. Canker may cause dieback.

description_ja:

comment: Cool N.hemisphere

comment_ja: カラマツ，グイマツ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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