The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Jakobsen's Pyramid Japanese larch

Family: Pinaceae (pine family)

Distribution: Species native to Japan

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: A deciduous conifer selection growing in a columnar habit. Stems are upright and clothed with clusters of short bright green needles. In fall the needles turn yellow-gold to gold-orange. Outstanding specimen all year providing a pleasant vertical accent in the garden. It grows 14' tall and only 3' wide in 10 years. Use as a specimen in front of darker evergreens for a bold contrast.