Pseudolarix amabilis (former name, Pseudolarix kaempferi) -
Deciduous conifer, tree, slow growing, 30-50(120) ft [9-15(41)
m] tall, spread of 20-40 ft (6-12 m), crown broadly conical,
branches horizontally whorled. Needles linear, soft, 3-7 cm long
and 2-3 mm wide, keeled below with two distinct stomatal bands,
they are arranged spirally, widely spaced on long shoots, and in
a dense whorl on the short (spur) shoots, light green, orange-
yellow in fall. Cones solitary, at first bluish with a waxy
coating, later ovate (artichoke-shaped), 5-7 cm long and 4-5 cm
wide, ripen to a golden-brown and disintigrate in fall to
release the seeds. ripening the first year. - Hardy to USDA Zone
(4)5 Native to eastern China, in small areas in the mountains of
southern Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei and
eastern Sichuan, at altitudes of 100-1500 m. - amabilis: lovely.
- Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden