Siberian Larch vs Wayfaring Tree - TreeTime.ca

Siberian Larch vs Wayfaring Tree

Larix sibirica

Viburnum lantana

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2026)

CUSTOM GROW

Siberian Larch
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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.

Wayfaring Tree is an adaptable and reliable shrub. It is prized for its ornamental berries that can range in color from red to yellow to black. Consider getting two trees as fruiting is maximized when another Wayfaring Tree is present.

This species has a variety of uses ranging from naturalization, mass planting, borders, and privacy screens.

Siberian Larch Quick Facts

Wayfaring Tree Quick Facts

Zone: 1b
Zone: 4a
Height: 20 m (66 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium


Foliage: Soft needles
Fall colour: yellow needles, loses needles
Cones: small cones (up to 5 cm long)
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: altaian larch, russian larch