CATTON ARBORETUM
Pseudolarix amabilis
Common name:
Golden Larch
Year planted:
2024
Country of origin:
Southern China
Year introduced:
Discovered by a Robert Fortune on a trip to China in 1852 looking foe tea plants. By 1860 there was a tree growing at Kew
Description:
Termed as the false Larix it is closely related to the true Larches. The needles are very soft and a light green colour in summer before turning yellow and golden brown and then falling off for the winter
what3words:
cubic.encodes.budding
Tree number: 58