European Larch #17 - The climate in Europe is definitely changing. In many parts European larches cannot be kept well where it was possibly a few years ago. In Italy and even some parts of Germany bonsai folks are struggling with the summer heat which can be disastrous for out larch. Therefore a few really good larches are available for interested enthusiasts. I have the great luck that my garden is a bit cooler than most. So some larches recently found their way into my garden. This one has a great past - it was styled to look like a very good modern bonsai. I personally prefer it to look like a very good larch from the mountains.l So I started to naturalize the tree slightly after planting it into the new container by Derek Aspinall