Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tree
Origin
North America, North-Central United States, Western United States, Canada
Eastern Asia
Types
Larix laricina, American Larch, Hackmatack
Ever red , Crimson queen
Number of Varieties
306
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, gardens, Open areas
Shady Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-45-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
5-1
8-2
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Blue Green
Light Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Blue Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Gold
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Fall, Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Birds, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Birds
Beetles
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Boils, Cold, Frostbite, hemorrhoids
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Leaves
-
Other Uses
Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
LARIX laricina
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
Common Name
Tamarack
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
In Hindi
टैमेरैक
Weeping Maple
In German
tamarack
Weeping Maple
In French
tamarack
Maple pleureur
In Spanish
tamarack
weeping maple
In Greek
Tamarack
weeping maple
In Portuguese
Tamarack
chorando de bordo
In Polish
Tamarack
płacz klonu
In Latin
Tamarack
weeping maple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Pinopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Pinales
Sapindales
Family
Pinaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Larix
Acer
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
35130
1
27800
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