Ohio Buckeye vs Siberian Larch - TreeTime.ca

Ohio Buckeye vs Siberian Larch

Larix sibirica

Aesculus glabra

Siberian Larch
Ohio Buckeye

Siberian Larch is a large, cold hardy conifer. Like the Tamarack, its needles turn golden yellow and drop in the fall, and it is able to handle saturated soils.

If you are looking for a long-lived tree for your large property or shelterbelt with quite wet soil, this is the tree for you.

This variety is often used on the south side of a shelterbelt to let sunlight in during the winter and to provide protection or shading during the summer.

Ohio Buckeye is a medium sized deciduous tree. If you are looking for a shade tree, Ohio Buckeye's dense canopy of unique leaves can provide it.

Named after its fruit, an inedible nut enclosed in a prickly husk, Ohio Buckeye also features green-yellow flowers and long, broad leaves that turn brilliant red in the fall.

Slow growing, but an extremely attractive tree. Find out what experienced horticulturalists already know: this tree is a gem.

Siberian Larch Quick Facts

Ohio Buckeye Quick Facts

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Zone: 1b
Zone: 2b
Height: 20 m (66 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: nuts are toxic to humans and cattle
Foliage: Soft needles
Foliage: palmate
Fall colour: yellow needles, loses needles
Fall colour: reddish-orange or yellow
Nuts: spiny nut
Cones: small cones (up to 5 cm long)
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON
Other Names: altaian larch, russian larch
Other Names: american buckeye, fetid buckeye