First larch tree

2026-08-13Observation

height: 50 cm
width: 31 cm

Looking down onto a young larch's branches, the needles opening in bright green rosettes along thin twigs and one bare branch reaching off to the right, over the terracotta pot's gritty top dressing with a wooden bench blurred behind.

Close view of a single larch branch running diagonally, fresh green needles fanning out in dense rosettes along it, with older yellowing needles below and the rim of the terracotta pot out of focus at the lower right.

A young larch in a terracotta pot, its single slender trunk carrying whorls of short side branches with one longer branch sweeping out low to the left, standing on a weathered wooden bench against a white rendered wall.

Around six weeks after I’ve cut all the ends the new buds are appearing already. And I’m kind of falling in love with larch. The opening buds are look so cute, before they open up these are tiny round bruches for painting. I think this tree will give me a lot of enjoyment.

2026-08-01Interventionprune · repot

height: 50 cm
width: 31 cm

Pot: Ø 17 cm · 12 cm deep
Soil: organic 10% · pumice 20% · akadama 70%

At the moment I don’t have a plan for this tree. I just want to grow it strong and healthy. Since it’s pretty leggy I cut all the ends off. The top an each branch equally. I do it to understand if it buds back easily or if I’ll get problems growing branches in certain areas.

2026-06-27Observation

height: 56 cm
width: 36 cm

Background

I bought this larch seeding which is around 3-5 years old (estimation) from the forestry stock of a nursery nearby. This material I buy a lot of, since it’s cheap and I can get to know new plants and species. Since the forestry stock is ment to be planted in either urban context or in forsts, I’m not affraid it will harm the biodiversity. I suspect the professionals only sell plant that are compatible with our climate and wild live. And as a little bonus I get to know the plant from very young.