Stiff Weeper is a deciduous conifer that is native to Japan. Its stems are strongly weeping so this coniferous tree has pendulous and compact habit with pendent branches that bearing needle-like, leaves. Green needles, each with two stomatal bands underneath, appear in brush-like clusters at the ends of spur-like shoots along the branches. This larch reaches an approximate ultimate height of 2.5m and a spread of 1m. Bright green needles turn vivid yellow in autumn, before falling to the ground in winter. Best grown in moist, acidic, well-drained soils in full sun. Intolerant of full shade, dry soils and most city pollutants.
