#792 most planted
Larix kaempferi
Japanese larch · also Karamatsu
ConiferDeciduous
465
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
12
cities
6.3 in
median trunk (16 cm, 254 measured)
11 yr
median age (77% have a planting date)
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Larix kaempferi, also known as Japanese Larch, is a medium to large deciduous conifer with a broad conic crown. Its needle-like leaves turn vibrant yellow to orange in autumn before shedding. It prefers full sun, acidic and well-drained soils, and attracts birds.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 980.20%5.8 yr—
- 770.02%5.3 yr2.8 in
- 650.02%13 yr5.9 in
- 650.04%10 yr4.3 in
- 640.06%15 yr42 in
- 490.00%—1.9 in
- 160.02%5.8 yr2.0 in
- 130.00%50 yr14 in
- 70.00%—12 in
- 60.00%—5.1 in
- 40.00%—2.5 in
- 10.00%—11 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 50–80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20–30 ft
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, Acidic
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 6.3 in, mean 15 in, 90th percentile 43 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Larix in the catalogue
9 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
