The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Horstmann Recurved European larch

Family: Pinaceae (pine family)

Distribution: Species native to Europe

Hardiness: USDA Zone 2

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: This selection of deciduous conifer offers a quite unusual habit. The plant grows slowly with a contorted habit and twisting, pendant branches. Foliage (needles) is soft, pale green in summer, turning straw yellow in fall before being shed. In 10 years it should grow to 5-8' tall and 3-4' wide. This cultivar originated as a seedling selected in 2003 by the Uwe Horstman Nursery, Schneverdingen, Germany.