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Name: <\/strong><\/em>Titan Larch\u00ae (European Hybrid Larch, Larix <\/em>\u00d7 eurolepis<\/em>)\u00a0
Delivery size:<\/strong> <\/em>20-50cm
Quality delivery: <\/strong><\/em>1-year-old, with root ball<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The advantages at a glance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Titan Larches are hybrids resulting from controlled crosses between approved parent trees of the European larch (mother, Larix decidua) and the Japanese larch (father, L. kaempferi). These crossbreeding combinations have been developed at the Forest Genetics Breeding Institute in Graupa since the 1950s. A number of Titan Larch clones are currently undergoing testing to be approved as forest reproductive material in the \"Tested\" category. The clone assortment grouped under the name Titan Larch surpasses the parent species in vitality and growth performance, without compromising the valued wood properties.<\/p>

Additionally, Titan Larches are more drought-resistant and exhibit a comparable or superior stem form compared to their parent species, which enhances wood quality and thus their economic value. For optimal growth results, they require light-exposed sites on deep soils, as they are a light-demanding species. Their propagation is achieved through somatic embryogenesis without genetic modification.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Initially conical, later moderately broad crown, branches rising at the tip, reddish brown bark later grey-brown and deeply furrowed<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Bei Titan-L\u00e4rchen ist eine mittlere Baumh\u00f6he von 20 m innerhalb von 30 Jahren m\u00f6glich.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Large ecological amplitude, very site-tolerant<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Waterlogged soils are unsuitable for successful cultivation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Larches are true light-demanding tree species, meaning they are sensitive to shading; however, their crowns are very light-permeable<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Preferred in early spring before needle emergence (March) or after needle discoloration (November)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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On short shoots in dense clusters, flat on the upper side, narrow<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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5 to about 10 mm long, cone-like, oval to spherical, downward-curved yellowish-brown catkins (male) or upright pink to dark red or purple cones (female)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Distinctive reddish-brown heartwood, clearly separated from the light yellow to reddish sapwood<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Comparison of the diameters of European Larch (left, \u00d8 19.5 cm) and an elite clone of the Titan Larch under suitable conditions (right, \u00d8 24.5 cm) at the age of 19 years. Despite the significantly higher growth performance of the Titan Larch, there are no differences in wood properties compared to the European Larch.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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As a robust pioneer tree species with high late frost tolerance, it is primarily suitable for cultivation on open areas, initial or reforestation projects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Titan Larch has the same silvicultural treatment requirements as the European and Japanese Larch and has significant high-value timber potential with consistent silvicultural management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Preferred establishment in a mix involving soil-improving hardwoods such as European Beech in the understory, to avoid the formation of unfavorable humus types due to the relatively poor decomposability of larch needle litter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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As a light-demanding tree species, the Titan Larch, like all larch species, requires early and regular space regulation and thinning. The goal is to create enough growing space for the best trees (future or Z-trees) to develop a green crown covering about 50% of the total tree height.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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To optimally utilize the site\u2019s productive capacity, regeneration is initiated at an age of approximately 40 years, through the pre-cropping of White Fir and European Beech.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Fakten – Portrait KURZ & KNAPP PORTRAIT Name: Titan-L\u00e4rche \u00ae (Europ\u00e4ische Hybridl\u00e4rche, Larix \u00d7 eurolepis)\u00a0 Gr\u00f6\u00dfe Auslieferung: 20-50cmQualit\u00e4t Auslieferung: 1-j\u00e4hrig, mit Wurzelballen Kontakt DIE VORTEILE AUF EINEN BLICK Die Titan-L\u00e4rchen sind Hybriden aus gelenkter Kreuzung zwischen zugelassenen Elternb\u00e4umen der Europ\u00e4ischen (Mutter, Larix decidua) und der Japanischen L\u00e4rche (Vater, L. kaempferi). Diese Kreuzungskombinationen wurden im forstgenetischen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-home.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6871","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.titan-laerche.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.titan-laerche.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.titan-laerche.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.titan-laerche.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.titan-laerche.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6871"}],"version-history":[{"count":378,"href":"https:\/\/www.titan-laerche.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8659,"href":"https:\/\/www.titan-laerche.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6871\/revisions\/8659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.titan-laerche.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}