Easily mistaken for : European Larch (Larix decidua) Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi) not to mention Dahurian Larch (Larix gmelinii) which your Author had mistaken this tree for until kindly corrected by a member of BSBI.

Has anyone got photos of Dahurian Larch please?

Uniquely identifiable characteristics

Distinguishing Feature :

Dunkeld Larch is the hybrid between European Larch (Larix decidua) and Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi) and grows faster than either parent. Unlike other conifers the crown of the tree changes colours in spring, autumn and winter which make it a popular choice for forests utilising the faster growth for timber production and the changing colours for walkers and other visitors.

It was created accidentally in a Scottish estate in the 19th Century by cross-pollination between European Larch and Japanese Larch. Its hybrid nature has also bestowed upon it a greater resistance to disease than either parent.

It is Monoecious with both male and female flowers on the same tree (the female flowers produce the cones). The longer and drooping male pollen-producing catkins are yellow, the skyward-aiming female flowers are red.