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fall color in european/eastern larches
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Posted by amyjean 5 (My Page) on Mon, Oct 9, 06 at 8:37
I have several larch trees on my property but they still haven't turned yellow at all. I'm not sure if they are european or eastern larches -I haven't found a good source of identification. I'm wondering if anyone knows about fall color in these -are they both supposed to turn yellow? Thank you in advance,
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RE: fall color in european/eastern larches
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| We have a lot of tamarack (larch) swamps in our area. The needles do turn a beautiful golden yellow before the needles drop off. Ours here in Zone 3 are just turning,so maybe it is a little early for yours to turn color. They are beautiful. I used to have one in my yard, but we had a very bad drought one year and it died. They need lots of moisture during the summer, as they normally grow in wet, swampy areas. |
RE: fall color in european/eastern larches
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| Virginia, Thank you for your info. They are finally turning a beautiful gold color now, and should be spectacular in a few days! |
RE: fall color in european/eastern larches
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| Both kinds turn yellow, relatively similar colors, though the European may be a bit more gold and the eastern a bit more yellow. My impression, confirmed by Dirr, is that the needles on the European are longer than on the eastern, and the cones on the eastern are about 1/2 the size of the European. |
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