Larix occidentalis 'Bollinger'
Common name: 
Bollinger Western Larch
Pronunciation: 
LAR-iks ok-si-deb-TAH-lis
Family: 
Pinaceae
Genus: 
Larix
Type: 
Conifer
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
Yes
  • Deciduous conifer, dwarf shrub, green leaves, truning rust-gold in fall, grows about 4 inches (10 cm) a year.
  • Sun, moist, light soil.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 3     A selection of Jerry Morris.  Mr. Morris "has documented over 1,000 witches-brooms on native species of conifers throughout the Rocky Mountain region of the United States" (Robert L. Fincham, Coenosium Gardens).
Click image to enlarge
  • plant habit, fall

    plant habit, fall

  • branches, fall

    branches, fall