Larix Laricina Bonsai

Unlike the western u s we don t have that many natives here in the northeast that are suitable for bonsai.

Larix laricina bonsai. The word tamarack is of native american origin. Larix laricina is a small to medium size boreal coniferous and deciduous tree reaching 10 20 m 33 66 ft tall with a trunk up to 60 cm 24 in diameter. Larix laricina larix americana. Healthy tamaracks are generally left alone.

Mark schmuc mohawk hudson bonsai society 28. Bright green needles in spring turn gold before dropping in fall. Weeping larch this is the most popular cultivar here at the nursery. The owner of the tree babied this tree for a long time and then it suddenly died after being on display at the local bonsai show.

I cannot imagine how long it took to grow that branch out. Wiring a special larix laricina american larch this unusual but impressive american larch larix laricina aka tamarack was grown from scratch by the eccentric american bonsai artist nick lenz. The tree is currently owned by a good friend of mine who has been a student of nick s for several years. One of the best buds just started breaking here about ten days ago and i ve been digging planting a.

If a weeping larch is trained to form a trunk the leader can be trained in any direction will reach 10 12 x 6 8 in 10 years. Old original designed from international bonsai arboretum dale cochoy pot ban boehmke stand owner. Today the tamarack larch is often used for ornamental purposes and is also a favorite for bonsai. Tamaracks and larches larix species are deciduous conifers.

American larch larix laricina aka tamarack by larch master nick lenz. Larix are a very popular species for bonsai raw material and thick trunks are both relatively easy to obtain it also has the advantage of its radical change in appearance of its foliage through the seasons its small cones that appear in spring are usually purple in colour before browning and persisting on the tree for a number of years before dropping. The bark is tight and flaky pink but under flaking bark it can appear reddish. Howdy y all well along with the bonsai show bill valivanis rochester s premeir bonsai master had an open house and i picked up some pots and an american larch in my overzealousness i forgot to take begining pics it was 8pm and was planing on doing this today but that didnt happen this was a tough one the roots were huge compared with the pot i picked out for it but bill said it would work.

Shown below is a photo of an american larch larix laricina bonsai tree that was collected around 40 years before the photo was taken on display at a show.