Tags: Conifer.
Larches are conifers in the genus Larix in the family Pinaceae. Growing from 20 to 45 m tall they are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere on lowlands in the north and high on mountains further south. Larch are among the dominant plants in the immense boreal forests of Russia and Canada.Although a conifer the larch is a deciduous tree and loses its leaves in the autumn.