They are conifer trees like pines because they have needles instead of leaves, and their seeds grow in cones. Unlike pines they are not evergreen; they are deciduous. In the autumn, the needles of larches turn golden and then drop off the branches.

Are all larch trees deciduous?

The European Larch tree, Larix decidua, is a deciduous (i.e. non-evergreen) conifer.

Is a larch tree coniferous or deciduous?

Larches are the only Canadian deciduous conifers, turning golden and shedding all their leaves in fall. The leaves are needlelike, soft and borne in clusters on dwarf twigs.