CDCS GPA Kurile Larch
Kurile Larch (Larix gmelinii var. japonica)
Kurile Larch
About this verified tree
This is the only known Kurile Larch in Alberta as of 2026. This species is exceptionally rare in Alberta, and is native to the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Island, and parts of the Kamchatka Peninsula. This tree is thriving at the CDCS Golden Prarie Arboretum, and represents an achment in Alberta horticulture history. This tree's age is not officially recorded, and has been estimated to have been planted in 1980.
- Species
- Kurile Larch
- Scientific name
- Larix gmelinii var. japonica
- Area
- Alberta
- Circumference
- 2.03 m
- Height
- 20.14 m
- Canopy spread
- 14.70 m
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Significance
This is the only known Kurile Larch in Alberta as of 2026. This species is exceptionally rare in Alberta, and is native to the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Island, and parts of the Kamchatka Peninsula. This tree is thriving at the CDCS Golden Prarie Arboretum, and represents an achment in Alberta horticulture history. This tree's age is not officially recorded, and has been estimated to have been planted in 1980.
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