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Larix kaempferi


 

Larix kaempferi
Japanese larch

Deciduous, flat and needle-like, the 3/4 - 1 1/2", light green changing to slightly bluish green leaves are soft to the touch, flat, and keeled below with two distinct white stomatal bands. In contrast the leaves of Larix decidua lack these white stomatal bands below. On young growth, the leaves are borne singly. Beginning in the second year, leaves are clustered in dense spirals on lateral spurs.

 
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