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Golden larch

Pseudolarix

Also called False Larch

Golden larch
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY 2.5

Pseudolarix is a genus of deciduous conifers in the pine family, mainly represented by the golden larch (P. amabilis), a tree from eastern China that turns brilliant gold in autumn. It is a large tree rather than a typical houseplant, so it suits gardens and parks with space.

Family
Pinaceae (Pine family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while young and during dry spells; established trees need little extra water.
Soil
Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil.
Temperature
Hardy to about -20 °C; prefers cool, temperate summers.
How easy
Moderate

About

Pseudolarix is a genus of coniferous trees in the pine family, Pinaceae, containing three species, the single extant Pseudolarix amabilis and the two extinct species Pseudolarix japonica and Pseudolarix wehrii. Pseudolarix species are commonly known as golden larch, but are not true larches (Larix) being more closely related to Keteleeria, Abies and Cedrus. P. amabilis is native to eastern China, occurring in small areas in the mountains of southern Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei and eastern Sichuan, at altitudes of 100–1,500 m (328–4,921 ft). P. wehrii is described from fossils dating to the Early Eocene (Ypresian), of Western North America where it is found in the Eocene Okanagan Highlands Allenby and Klondike Mountain Formations. The youngest known occurrence is of mummified fossils found in the Late Eocene Buchanan Lake Formation on Axel Heiberg Island. P.

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Golden-larch

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pseudolarix by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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