Great photos, Will. The larches are one of my favorite conifers, as well. It's hard to choose just one. ;-)
That's one of the largest Wolterdingen I've ever seen! Is that an Abies cephalonica in the background?

Larix kaempferi 'Jakobsens Pyramid'

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Nice pics Will!
Please change 'Diane' into 'Diana' which is named after the God of the hunters.

Be carefull with planting a Clematis nearby your 'Wolterdingen', it can strangle it's branches...

Euan, it's 'Jakobsen's Pyramid' instead of 'Jakobsens Pyramid'.
It's found as a seedling selection by Arne Vagn Jakobsen from Denmark.

Cool pics, Will. Hey, what is two pots to the right of your 'Diana'? Is that an aristata?

Steg

Is that an Abies cephalonica in the background?

Yep Sam, 'Meyer's Dwarf'.

Cool pics, Will. Hey, what is two pots to the right of your 'Diana'? Is that an aristata?

Ya... species I've grown in a pot for three years now. It does wierd things usually and has 'foxtail' like foliage.

Thanks for these pics.
I like Larix kaempferi 'Jakobsens Pyramid' but assume PNW nurseries often graft it onto L. decidua since they don't have to worry about root rot. On the hot humid east coast we do.
I read this about rooting Larix: it can actually be done if the plant from which the scion is taken is a seedling/juvenile plant Here's a Larix kaempferi in the suburbs of Harrisburg, PA.
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David, also for you it's 'Jakobsen's Pyramid' instead of 'Jakobsens Pyramid'...
I just menioned this 4 messages ago!

Here is my Larix mastersiana im sure its the real thing
grown from seed from fw schumacher.

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thanks Blue Yew.
Thanks for the correction coniferjoy, even though it's a minor one and it's possible I'll forget again. At least I spelled Jakobsen correctly. Tell me...is it pronounced Yah-kob-son? On foodie forums I'm sure people use Wegman's/Wegmans interchangeably; I accept that we horticulturalists are a pedantic lot.

Indeed, you spelled Jakobsen in the right way, a lot of times it's wrongly spelled in Jacobson ;0)
The pronouncing in the Scandinavian language is as you mentioned, Yah-kob-son.
In the Netherlands we pronounce it in the same way.

David

can you post a photo of your Larix mastersiana?

Thanks

Here is one. I would say the needles are not quite fully expanded, our spring has been behind the UK's this year. Also the plant is in full sun, maybe yours is in a bit of shade?

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Sadly, I never did get any of those Larix mastersiana seeds to germinate....

Hi,

Our Larix Kaempferi Wolterdingen. It grows quite slowly.

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Philippe

Here is a link that might be useful: Larix Kaempferi Wolterdingen album

Pseudolarix amabilis
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-Sam

Larix kaempferi 'Diana'
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Larix gmelinii 'Dortmund'
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Larix gmelinii 'Romberg Park'
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Larix laricina 'Newport Beauty'
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Larix laricina 'Blue Sparkler'
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-Sam

I've read of the hybrid Larix plantations in southern England all having to be cut down because of infection w/Phytophthora ramorum aka Sudden Oak Death. I thought this was bad enough but hold out hope the USDA will manage to keep it out of the Eastern USA. (might be wishful thinking) However, I just read elsewhere, either in "New Trees" or the RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening, that several huge Larix in England have also been killed by Armillaria aka honey fungus! Some variant(s) of which are already well established throughout the USA!
With an 100+ year old Larix decidua still scraping by at Oatlands, Virginia, I can't believe any current pathogens would pose a problem. (not to mention several large trees at Longwood) But future ones worry me, since I plan to have several Larix for the overstory for my camellias and rhododendrons. I'm not placing all the eggs in one genus though: other overstory deciduous conifers will be Taxodium and Metasequoia, though I think these are probably thirstier.

kaempferi 'Paper Lanterns'
Apparently named such for the ornamental cones that give the appearance of Japanese paper lanterns during the winter when foliage is absent.
seems to have a pyramidal form, skyrocketing upward at 12+"/year
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laricina 'Newport Beauty #7'
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I think it would be great to continue this photo gallery once the larches get their awesome fall color.
Post as the season changes!

-Sam

Pseudolarix amabilis in its fall glory:
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Very nice, Sam!
What a great pleasure to stroll through this Gallery again.

Josh

Pseudolarix amabilis at Kubota Gardens in Seattle.
I'm not a real fan of the tree. I've never seen a good looking one, I guess.
Picture taken in the third week in April 2009.
I used to live a few blocks from there in the late 60's
So did Jimi Hendrix.
Mike

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Pseudolarix does great in North Georgia....I think I've got 10 or more planted?

Johnny

This pic is one of two in my front yard...the other pics are at my farm.

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I love how the cones change color! Thanks so much for sharing.

-Sam

Nice pictures Johnny!
Thanks for showing us a real nice specimen.
I too, like the cones.
Mike

Larix gmelinii 'Romberg Park' in fall color:
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Larix laricina 'Blue Sparkler' in fall color:
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David,

Armillaria has always been around, but it rarely is a problem on Larix in the US (only when off-site or stressed by poorly drained soils etc.). As for P. ramorum, I don't think it will be a big problem on Larix in the eastern U.S. as the environmental conditions seems to be pretty specific and not common in the east. That seems to be why the disease is restricted to the immediate fog belt in California. Larch canker is another story...

Larix kaempferi 'Paper Lanterns' in fall color:
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Larix laricina 'Newport Beauty' in fall color:
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Larix decidua 'Cherry Valley' in fall color:
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Post your larches as they change!

-Sam

I love the larches. Here are a few of my favorites.

Larix kaempferi 'Haverbeck'
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Larix kaempferi 'Herynek'
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I also have a weeping Larix that is weeping over a metal arbor. I was hoping it would get really full but is is one branch/leader going over the arbor with a stingy strands of branches weeping from the main leader. How long does it take to get full and beautiful as I've seen them in other peoples yards? Mine is about 9 years old now. I can't find a photo of it. I will have to get one this spring as it has lost it's needles already and looks awful naked.

All your Larix photos look wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

Paper Lanterns got prettier:
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Where are your larches?

-Sam

Larix occidentalis, originally purchased as plug from U. Idaho in spring 2009.
I still haven't gotten around to planting it yet, although it doesn't seem to mind it's life in a pot.
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Larix occidentalis (pic from July 2011)
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