Contorted Larch Tree Bought - Horstmann's Recurved (TINY)
Back in February, I posted about a tree that I came across that had a lot of the features that I desired in a tree: the Diana Weeping Japanese Larch . It is a narrow tree (columnar), is contorted, has a weeping habit and is a deciduous conifer. I have yet to see a Diana Weeping Larch, but I did come across a similar tree from an online nursery named Kigi Nursery called: The Horstmann's Recurved Contorted Larch Tree . I read the description and thought this was a good fit for our yard: LARIX DECIDUA 'HORSTMANN'S RECURVED' CONTORTED LARCH IS AN UPRIGHT DECIDUOUS CONIFER WITH TWISTING, TURNING BRANCHLETS. NEEDLES ARE GREEN IN SUMMER AND GOLDEN IN AUTUMN BEFORE FALLING. PREFERS ORGANIC RICH WELL DRAINED SOIL. Sounds perfect, right? I went on the site and they were offering only a 0-1 year old tree for $40 . I don't know what I thought it was going to look like when it arrived, but when I opened the package, I felt surprised. Here's a look at the tree