Larch in Autumn
LARCH IN AUTUMN
The cultivated forms of Larix decidua and Larix kaempferi can be relied on to make a strong show of color in late October and early November, after the broadleaf trees have dropped their leaves. However, the larch display does not follow a consistent pattern from year to year. When we have had plenty of rain and some good hard frosts, the colors are at their best, and then we are treated to a magnificent show for a full two weeks. On overcast days, the colors are rich and muted. On sunny days, the oranges and yellows are fantastically illuminated.
Cady’s Falls Nursery
Don & Lela Avery
637 Duhamel Rd. Morrisville, Vt. 05661
802-888-5559 [email protected]
Larix decidua ‘Pendula’ trained up with three main trunks
High grafted Larix ‘Varied Directions’ right and Larix ‘Horstmann’s Recurva’ on the left
Larix ‘Diana’ in another location, topped back and thinned out to accent the twisted branches. ‘Diana’ is the first larch to drop its needles.
Pendulous larch cultivars in the arboretum
Larix ‘Diana’ with Betula ‘Little King’ in foreground
Two grafts from an open-pollinated, prostrate seedling of Larix ‘Varied Directions’ named Larix ‘Lulu’ after our German Shorthaired Pointer.
November morning
Larix ‘Dwarf Blue’
High grafted Larix ‘Varied Directions’ above and below
