Blue Beech vs European Larch - TreeTime.ca

Blue Beech vs European Larch

Carpinus caroliniana

Larix decidua

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Blue Beech
European Larch

Blue Beech is a beautiful, ornamental tree with enticing features. The foliage transforms throughout the season, offering a kaleidoscope of color. New leaves emerge reddish-purple, transforming to dark green, and then turn striking shades of yellow, orange, and red in fall. Once all the foliage has dropped, grooved, blue-grey bark becomes striking on a winter landscape.

Blue Beech has an attractive globular shape and has been successfully grown in both full shade and full sun locations. Make sure you provide ample moisture to ensure this tree thrives.

The European Larch is a large deciduous conifer that, like most larches, drops its needles before winter. Known for the soft green foliage that turns a stunning golden yellow in the fall. While young, it has a pyramidal shape with horizontal branching and drooping branches, but becomes more irregular as it matures.

The European Larch is an important timber tree in Europe.

Blue Beech Quick Facts

European Larch Quick Facts

Zone: 3b
Zone: 2a
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 23 m (75 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Light: any
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: yes
Catkins: no
Fall colour: yellow, drops needles
Nuts: Small nuts with earthy, sweet taste
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none