Larix kaempferi 'BLUE DWARF'

Larix kaempferi 'BLUE DWARF'
Japanese larch

SIZE/TYPE	small shrub
USUAL HEIGHT	0.5-1m
USUAL WIDTH	0.8-1.3m
LEAVES	deciduous conifer
COLOUR OF LEAVES	blue-green
LOCATION	full sun
USDA zone (lowest)	4 (down to -34°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Conifers

Blue Dwarf is a small and compact variety of Japanese larch. It is a low growing shrub with soft, deciduous needles that emerge fresh green changing to blue green, and turning yellow in autumn. Its almost horizontal branches make it a welcome addition to a Japanese style garden.

This little beauty looks great as a shrub or grafted on a short stem. It can find its spot in any garden or front yards of the smallest size. It will look great mulched with standard brown mulch as well as pebbles or decorative gravel of grey/white colour tones.

Larch hates wet soil. If it dies for no obvious reason it is often due to water-logged soil. Grow it in any well-drained, preferably deep soil in full sun. It can be pruned in early spring or shaped in early summer. Fully hardy to min. -34°C (USDA zone 4).

Last update 24-01-2018

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STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
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GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.