Handcrafted Model Tree – Late Autumn Larch

This handcrafted late autumn larch model brings the warm golden-yellow to orange-yellow needle crown of the European larch at the end of the autumn colouring to your model landscape. The trunk is, as on the prototype, needled almost down to the ground; many needle tufts are already thinning out so the fine short shoots form a loose, clearly translucent crown with first bare branch sections. Use this model as a striking solitaire, in small groups or together with beech, spruce and other conifers to create mixed and mountain forests on your model railway layout or diorama in a pronounced late-autumn atmosphere.

The European larch (Larix decidua), prototype for this model, is the only native European conifer that completely sheds its needles in autumn and comes into leaf again in spring. Its natural range lies mainly in the Alps and Carpathians; due to forestry planting it is now found in many parts of Europe, especially in regions with a subcontinental climate. Under favourable site conditions the species can reach heights of up to about 50–54 metres in nature. Choose the model height that matches your scale or follow our recommendation for your model railway gauge to recreate typical late autumn larch stands in miniature.

Model sizes (approx. height):