Conifer Database - Stubby

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Larix laricina ‘Stubby’

Larix laricina

Larix laricina 'Stubby' is a dense and very dwarf mound of twigs and needles that will grow into a small bush form of tamarck, with bluish-green needles. The foliage turns to a burnished yellow-orange in the fall. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will meaasure 12 inches (30 cm) tall and wide; an average annual growth of rate of 1 inch (2.5 cm) or less.

This cultivar originated as a witch'™s broom found in the early 1990s by Dick Jaynes of Broken Arrow Nursery, Hamden, Connecticut, USA. The original witches'™ broom was in a large tree adjacent to Interstate Highway 90, the Massachusetts Pike, in western Massachusetts. The tree was unfortunately cut down years ago.




Larix laricina

Larix laricina

Larix laricina

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HORTICULTURAL STATUS:Established / Published
COLOR:Medium Green
GROWTH SHAPE:Cushion or Bun Shaped
GROWTH SIZE:Miniature: less than 1 inch (2.5 cm) per year / less than 12 inches (30 cm) after 10 years
ORIGIN:Witch's Broom


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