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

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Tree number: 58