Japanese Larch - Larix kaempferi - Blue Rabbit Larch - Exotic Tree / Bonsai Tree - 5 Seeds Artichoke Flowering takes place throughout summer

Flowering takes place throughout summer

upper leaves narrow

A trial planting of southern African fruit trees in a desert in Israel is also going to include this plant (Dovyalis caffra)

though many species have sessile clusters terminating the stems

The genus name is a tribute to German botanist Jakob Bobart

Japanese Larch - Larix kaempferi - Blue Rabbit Larch - Exotic Tree / Bonsai Tree - 5 Seeds Artichoke Flowering takes place throughout summerThough native to Japan, Larix Kaempferi is also widely planted in other parts of the world as a forestry tree due to its strength and vigour. Its growth as a juvenile tree is even faster than the European Larch though its ultimate height is no greater. Unlike the drooping branches of the European Larch, the branches of Larix kaempferi spread more or less horizontally. The main way to differentiate between the two species is the colour of the new twigs