Needlelike leaves (it is a deciduous conifer
that drops all its leaves in the fall like the
larches) are 1-2 inches long, making them the
longest of any of the larch group.
Foliage turns a bright yellow color
A “false larch”
because of the peculiar cones it bears.
Cones are borne erect on the upper side of the
branches and shatter out completely in late
October
