Editing Pseudolarix amabilis (section)

==Growth==
It is a [[deciduous]] [[pinophyta|coniferous]] tree reaching {{convert|30|-|40|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall, with a broad conic crown. The shoots are [[Sexual dimorphism#Plants|dimorphic]], with long shoots and short shoots similar to a larch, though the short shoots are not so markedly short, lengthening about 5&nbsp;mm annually. The leaves are bright green, 3–6&nbsp;cm long and 2–3&nbsp;mm broad, with two glaucous [[stoma]]tal bands on the underside; they turn a brilliant golden yellow before falling in the autumn, hence the common name "golden larch". The leaves are arranged spirally, widely spaced on long shoots, and in a dense whorl on the short shoots.

The [[conifer cone|cones]] are distinctive, superficially resembling small [[globe artichoke]]s, 4–7&nbsp;cm long and 4–6&nbsp;cm broad, with pointed triangular scales; they mature about 7 months after pollination, when (like fir and cedar cones) they disintegrate to release the winged seeds. The male cones, as in ''Keteleeria'', are produced in umbels of several together in one bud.