{"id":19967,"date":"2019-04-30T09:26:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T08:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=19967"},"modified":"2019-05-02T12:28:12","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T11:28:12","slug":"larch-a-conifer-for-bonsai-or-forests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/larch-a-conifer-for-bonsai-or-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"Larch a Conifer for Bonsai or Forests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19972\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-Raven_Ridge_-_Flickr_-_brewbooks_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-Raven_Ridge_-_Flickr_-_brewbooks_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-Raven_Ridge_-_Flickr_-_brewbooks_2-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-Raven_Ridge_-_Flickr_-_brewbooks_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-Raven_Ridge_-_Flickr_-_brewbooks_2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">There are two common species of larch <\/span><span class=\"st\">Larix kaempferi (aka leptolepis\u00c2\u00a0 the Japanese Larch) and <\/span><span class=\"st\">European Larch<\/span><span class=\"st\"> Larix decidua. As the name implies the Larch looses their tufted leaves in autumn. They grow in most conditions but do not like wet or chalky soil<wbr \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\"><strong>European larch<\/strong> is a large tree up to 100 feet tall.\u00c2\u00a0 It is conical in shape when young. It has a tendency to\u00c2\u00a0 lose its lower branches.\u00c2\u00a0 The drooping branches display a greyish colour. T<\/span><span class=\"st\">he European larch has longer needles than other Larches.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\"><strong>The Japanese larch<\/strong> has shoots of reddish brown. It has a rosette of neat shorter needles. It is a very hardy species grown in forests for timber.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\"><strong>Other Larch species<\/strong> include Siberian larch <\/span><span class=\"st\">Larix sibirica and the\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"st\"> Russian larch,\u00c2\u00a0 Larix potaninii is a species\u00c2\u00a0 found in China and Nepal. Larix principis-rupprechtii, the Prince Rupprecht&#8217;s larch is also from china<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/trees-and-shrubs\/tree-root-and-branch\/common-larch-root-and-branch-review\/\">Root and Branch review of the Common Larch<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19973\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-SubalpineLarch_7769.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-SubalpineLarch_7769.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-SubalpineLarch_7769-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-SubalpineLarch_7769-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/800px-SubalpineLarch_7769-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Bonsai with Larch<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"st\">The larch is a popular outdoor Bonsai species. Particularly the Japanese Larch <\/span><span class=\"st\">Larix kaempferi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"st\">The trunks grow thickly and relatively quickly. Uncharacteristic shapes can be pruned in.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"st\">The trees displays seasonal colours bright green in spring then\u00c2\u00a0 foliage darkens during summer and turns\u00c2\u00a0 golden yellow before falling in autumn.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Do not be concerned if some exposed roots peek out from the soil.<\/li>\n<li>More <a href=\"https:\/\/southdevonbonsaisociety.wordpress.com\/larch\/\">information from south devon bonsai society.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Foliage darkens during summer and in autumn turns bright gold.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19974\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19974\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Japanese_Larch_bonsai-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"680\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">wikipedia credits:<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ol>\n<li><em>A forest of subalpine <\/em><em>larch (Larix lyallii) surround this tarn Raven Ridge 2618 meters (8590 feet) overlooks the scene. <a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.summitpost.org\/raven-ridge\/916382\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.summitpost.org\/raven-ridge\/916382<\/a> Elevation 2250 meters (7380 feet) Large tarn near Libby Lake Trail 415 IMG_20150620_165903 Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Subalpine Larch (<a title=\"Larix lyallii\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Larix_lyallii\">Larix lyallii<\/a>) fall foliage and cone. Mountain Hemlock and Subalpine Fir are behind.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Tatton Flower Show 2008: bonsai of a Japanese larch, Larix Kaempferi<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em><b>\u00c2\u00a0<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two common species of larch Larix kaempferi (aka leptolepis\u00c2\u00a0 the Japanese Larch) and European Larch Larix decidua. As the name implies the Larch looses their tufted leaves in autumn. They grow in most conditions but do not like wet or chalky soil European larch is a large tree up to 100 feet tall.\u00c2\u00a0 It is conical in shape when young. It has a tendency to\u00c2\u00a0 lose its lower branches.\u00c2\u00a0 The drooping branches display a greyish colour. The European&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/larch-a-conifer-for-bonsai-or-forests\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trees-and-shrubs","category-flowers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19967"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19979,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19967\/revisions\/19979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}