
#1337 most planted
Larix x marschlinsii
Dunkeld larch · also Hybrid larch
ConiferDeciduous
58
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
4
cities
2.5 in
median trunk (6 cm, 23 measured)
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Larix x marschlinsii is a deciduous conifer, a hybrid of European and Dahurian larches. Like its parents, it features needle-like foliage that turns golden-yellow in fall before dropping. It prefers harsh winters and is intolerant to shade and excessively wet or dry soils.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 430.00%—0.5 in
- 70.00%—24 in
- 60.01%23 yr53 in
- 20.00%—2.5 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 30–80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.5 in, mean 18 in, 90th percentile 55 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.