In Britain, the Japanese larch does best on hilly districts in the milder, wetter west coast regions, on better drained slopes particularly where bracken grows. Hybrid larch is preferred on drier, more adverse sites. European larch is rarely planted in forests here now. Uses of the wood. . Larch poles are often used for rustic work such as furniture or sawn very thinly and treated with preservative for garden fencing panels.
Larch logs are sawn into fencing and packaging products.