Add a rare and distinctive conifer to your collection with this 8-inch tall Larix laricina ‘Bear Swamp’, a 1-year graft ready for planting and long-term enjoyment. This unique selection of the American Larch is prized for its compact growth habit, soft green needles, and exceptional seasonal interest.

Unlike most conifers, larches are deciduous, producing fresh green foliage in spring and summer before transforming into brilliant golden-yellow tones in autumn and shedding their needles for winter. Its compact form makes it an excellent choice for rock gardens, conifer collections, foundation plantings, and decorative containers.

You will receive a healthy grafted plant similar in size and condition to the one shown in the listing photos.

You will receive:

• 1 live Larix laricina ‘Bear Swamp’ plant
• Height: approximately 8 inches tall
• 1-year grafted plant
• Healthy, rooted specimen
• Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Bear Swamp Larch
• Botanical Name: Larix laricina ‘Bear Swamp’
• Plant Type: Deciduous conifer
• Growth Stage: 1-year graft
• Sun Requirements: Full sun
• Soil: Well-draining soil; tolerates moist conditions
• Watering: Moderate; prefers consistent moisture during establishment
• Mature Height: Compact cultivar; size develops slowly with age
• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
• USDA Zones: 2–6
• Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip

Plant in a sunny location with well-draining soil and provide regular watering during the first growing season. Larches perform best with consistent moisture and will reward gardeners with brilliant golden fall color each year.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.