Larix occidentalis
(1-99) $1.99
(100-999) $1.59
(1000+) $1.49
A large conifer reaching 80m in height with thick, rough, furrowed orangish to purple-brown bark. Main branches are level to upswept with lower branches drooping.
Light green needles are 2-5cm and turn bright yellow in fall. Seed cones are 2-5cm, green to reddish purple when immature, turning brown at maturity. Old cones often remain on the tree for years.
The trees are long-lived, often centuries with the largest known specimen in Montana over 1,000 years.