Seeds of European Larch are relatively easy to germinate and grow. The dormancy within the seed is short and easily broken. This is achieved by a short period of stratification which usually needs to be done in a fridge. ... After 6 weeks under these conditions the seeds are ready to be sown.
Water. Larch trees need ample moisture and won't tolerate drought. The trees even do well in locations with temporary flooding. Especially during the first two years after planting until the tree is established, make sure that that soil is consistently moist and never dries out.
Larch seedlings grow rapidly in spite of the relatively short growing season of the Northern Rockies. Average annual height growth of about 30 cm (12 in) for the first 4 years is common (44). Of its major associates only lodgepole pine matches the rapid juvenile height growth of western larch.
Breeding system: Western larch is monoecious with both staminate and ovulate cones distributed throughout the crown [115,116].. . . . .364011234187!]0000000000000009783314144860!]
