Virtual Museum of Canada
Jardin botanique de Montréal 
Centre for Forest Research

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Simultaneously tender, solid and majestic, larches radiate a most delightful "zenitude"! I adore their pale green needles, tender as a leaf. In fall, when their needles take on a rich, golden color, larches are superb. Before winter comes, they shed their needles, like leafy trees. In spring, little tufts of needles burgeon in rosettes, developing over the course of several weeks. Then red cones appear, similar in form to pine cones.

From spring through to winter, larches are continuously beautiful. What a magnificent display!

Lise Servant, Manager, Media Library, Jardin botanique de Montréal

Photomontage of larches or larch parts taken in the Arboretum of the Jardin botanique de Montréal

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