| Description | A large growing deciduous conifer. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-6 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | Often found growing in swampy or very wet sites. |
| Soil & Site | moist to wet |
| Temperature | does best in cooler temperatures |
| Flowers | Monoecious; males light yellow, small and round; females yellow to red, with long, curved scales. The ovoid cones are 1-1.5" long and .75-1 inch wide. |
| Leaves | Needles are 1/2-1.5 inches long and occur in tufts of 30-40. Spring growth is a soft light green color turning to dark green during the summer and a showy yellow in the fall. Being deciduous the needles abscise (drops) in the fall. |
| Stems | Young trees have scaly and gray bark, later becoming furrowed with a reddish-brown inner bark. |
| Dimensions | 70-75 feet tall by 25-30 spread |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Native to northern and central Europe |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced to America during colonial times. |
| Misc Facts | Best used in parks or natural areas. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #181-Native Trees for North American Landscapes (Guy Sternberg) |
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