Does golden larch lose its leaves in winter, and is it a rare and precious plant? With bonsai pictures and seed prices
Does golden larch lose its leaves in winter? Yes, it is deciduous; this plant does lose its leaves in winter, because spring is the time when the plant sprouts new buds. Is it a rare and precious bonsai plant? Yes, it is a rare and precious bonsai tree species, and its ornamental value is very strong. It mainly grows in the 100-1500 m altitude zone. Its seed price is generally 400 yuan per jin.
Golden larch is a species under the genus Pseudolarix in the pine family. Its leaves are linear, flat and soft, and on long branches they are arranged in a spiral and scattered; after autumn they turn golden yellow, round like copper coins, and this is how golden larch got its name. It is a famous ancient relict plant. There are some distributions in a few areas of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China, but the distribution is very scattered and the individuals are few. It is a tree species under our protection. Golden larch grows relatively fast and prefers warm, rainy mountain areas with deep, fertile, well-drained acidic soil. It has certain medicinal properties and can treat stubborn ringworm and indigestion, among other conditions.
Uses: Golden larch wood has straight grain and moderate hardness. It can be used for construction, boards, furniture, utensils, and wood fiber industrial raw materials, etc.; the bark can be used to extract tannin extract and can also be used as papermaking sizing material; the seeds can be pressed for oil.
