Tree Dreaming: Diana Weeping Japanese Larch
Two days ago was the latest in the run of [ tree dreaming ] posts featuring this columnar Japanese Larch called "Paper Lanterns" that throws off these beautiful - and delicate - paper-y cones . In that post, I mentioned that I while I haven't covered Larch trees before, in looking at columnar Larches, I came across a tree that checks a couple of really desirable boxes for my tastes in trees. Is there a tree that is: a deciduous conifer. Puts on a 'Fall show'. Is Japanese-inspired. Grows in a narrow, columnar form. Displays a weeping branching structure. And...is considered contorted. Turns out, there's a tree that checks all six of those boxes. It is called the Diana Weeping Larch . I found it when I was looking around at columnar larches and found this story on FineGardening about trees in tight spaces . They showed this photo (below) of the Diana Weeping Japanese Larch. This is a special tree, isn't it: This is not my photo. Fo