Japanese Larch – Live Tree for Bonsai or Landscape

Add a beautiful deciduous conifer to your garden or bonsai collection with Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi). Native to Japan, this fast-growing tree is valued for its graceful pyramidal shape, bright green needles, and brilliant golden-yellow fall color.

Japanese Larch offers something special throughout the seasons. Its fresh green needles provide a soft, delicate appearance during the growing season before turning bright yellow in autumn and dropping for winter.

Plant Features

• Common name: Japanese Larch

• Botanical name: Larix kaempferi

• Plant type: Deciduous conifer

• Shipping height: Approximately 5–10 inches tall

• USDA hardiness zones: 4–7

• Growth rate: Fast-growing

• Foliage: Bright green needles

• Fall color: Brilliant golden yellow

• Light: Full sun

• Soil: Moist, well-draining soil

• Uses: Bonsai, landscape planting, and specimen tree

A Beautiful Bonsai or Landscape Tree

Japanese Larch is an excellent choice for bonsai enthusiasts because of its attractive needle-covered branches and seasonal changes.

It also makes an impressive landscape tree. When mature, it can develop a broad, pyramidal canopy and grow over 70 feet tall and approximately 20–40 feet wide under suitable conditions.

Please note: The advertised 5–10-inch height is the approximate size of the plant being shipped, not its mature landscape size.

Growing and Care Information

• Sunlight: Choose a location with full sun.

• Water: Keep the soil consistently moist, especially while the tree is establishing.

• Drainage: Use well-draining soil and avoid prolonged waterlogging.

• Seasonal foliage: Needles turn golden yellow in fall and drop for winter.

Japanese Larch is deciduous, so it naturally loses its needles during autumn. A leafless tree during winter dormancy is normal.

Shipping Information

Free shipping to most locations!

Some destinations require an additional freight surcharge, including:

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• APO addresses

• US territories

• Locations considered remote

To protect plant quality, orders will be held if temperatures are warmer than 89°F or colder than 20°F. Shipping will resume when temperatures improve.

Every plant is inspected for quality before shipment. If your plant arrives damaged, please contact us promptly and include photos of the package and plant so we can help resolve the issue.

Scenic Hill Farm is a licensed Oregon nursery.

Thank you for supporting our nursery and happy growing!