Add to ORKGLeaf number and attachment is a little hard to describe as they can be in clusters of 30-40 on the spurs, or on the young shoots they may arise single or also in clusters (more typical). Regardless, if you see short spurs with clusters of needles – it is a larch. Do not confuse spurs with the fascicles on Pinus.https://dc.cod.edu/horticulture-2242-larix-decidua/1011/thumbnail.jp
Larix laricina is a member of the Pinaceae family. Though not true flowers the reproductive structur...
Pinus flexilis is a 5-needle pine. The needles are thick and crowded near the tip of the branch.http...
Pinus ponderosa is a 2 and 3-needle pine. It is common to find bundles of 2 needles and bundles of 3...
Older stems develop short shoots called spurs. Notice the “rings” on these spurs representing short,...
The needles are in clusters of 12-30 emerging from short spurs of 2-year old shoots. On fast growing...
In autumn the needles of European larch turn a golden yellow. Remember – this tree is deciduous. Th...
The irregular, broad spreading branches, drooping branchlets, and persistent cones make European lar...
The young stems are yellowish, grooved and glabrous. The older stems are gray with distinctive short...
The 2-year old stems have prominent spurs typical of most larches. However, the stems of tamarack ar...
European larch is a member of the Pinaceae family. Though not true flowers the reproductive structur...
The tufts of thin, fine needles are located primarily at the tips of the branches. This is an excell...
The pyramidal form, horizontal branches, drooping branchlets and short spurs help to identify the ge...
If there are 2, 3 or 5 needles attached in a fascicle (bundle) on the stem, it is Pinus. On 2 and 3...
Larix decidua has a loose pyramidal habit. It is easy to indentify by its irregular broad spreading ...
The cones of European larch are upright on the stem. The scales have a slight pubescence and are not...
Larix laricina is a member of the Pinaceae family. Though not true flowers the reproductive structur...
Pinus flexilis is a 5-needle pine. The needles are thick and crowded near the tip of the branch.http...
Pinus ponderosa is a 2 and 3-needle pine. It is common to find bundles of 2 needles and bundles of 3...
Older stems develop short shoots called spurs. Notice the “rings” on these spurs representing short,...
The needles are in clusters of 12-30 emerging from short spurs of 2-year old shoots. On fast growing...
In autumn the needles of European larch turn a golden yellow. Remember – this tree is deciduous. Th...
The irregular, broad spreading branches, drooping branchlets, and persistent cones make European lar...
The young stems are yellowish, grooved and glabrous. The older stems are gray with distinctive short...
The 2-year old stems have prominent spurs typical of most larches. However, the stems of tamarack ar...
European larch is a member of the Pinaceae family. Though not true flowers the reproductive structur...
The tufts of thin, fine needles are located primarily at the tips of the branches. This is an excell...
The pyramidal form, horizontal branches, drooping branchlets and short spurs help to identify the ge...
If there are 2, 3 or 5 needles attached in a fascicle (bundle) on the stem, it is Pinus. On 2 and 3...
Larix decidua has a loose pyramidal habit. It is easy to indentify by its irregular broad spreading ...
The cones of European larch are upright on the stem. The scales have a slight pubescence and are not...
Larix laricina is a member of the Pinaceae family. Though not true flowers the reproductive structur...
Pinus flexilis is a 5-needle pine. The needles are thick and crowded near the tip of the branch.http...
Pinus ponderosa is a 2 and 3-needle pine. It is common to find bundles of 2 needles and bundles of 3...