Larix laricinaIndiana Native
Eastern Larch
Other Common Names: Tamarack

Larix laricina - Leaf
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow;pink (Staminate.;Rosy-colored pistillate.)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Light bluish-green in summer); Yellow (Showy yellow fall color)
 Stem Notes:
Orangish Brown (smooth)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Green or violet when young.)
 Ultimate Height:
40-80 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
15-30 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, well-drained, acid soils.
 Range:
Northern North America, from the Artic Circle in Alaska and Canada southwards to northern Pennnsylvania, Minnesota, and Illinois.
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
The leaves are pale green with 2 stomatal bands beneath, 3/4 to 1 1/4" long, 1/50" wide, 3-sided, strongly keeled beneath, on short spurs 12 to 30 per bundle. Buds are rounded, glossy dark red, slightly resinous. Cones are egg-shaped, small, 1/2 to 1" long, 1/4 to 1/2" wide, with 15 to 20 scales, green to purple, maturing to straw brown. Flowers are monoecious, sessile; staminate yellow, pistillate, rosy colored.
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  Special Characteristics:
  • Fall Color 219
  • Indiana Native 162
  • Salt Tolerant 60
  • Wet Soil Tolerant 106
  • Slow Growth Rate 266

    • Additional Information

    The Eastern Larch, or more commonly referred to as Tamarack, is a cold hardy deciduous pine found in northern portions of Canada, Alaska, and as far south as Minnesota, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. The Tamarack grows in particularly moist soils and is salt tolerant. It grows open and pyramidal with a slender trunk, and has horizontal and drooping branchlets. During the fall, its soft, blueish-green needle-like leaves turn a rich, golden color. This tree does best in cool climates and does not grow from zones 6 and higher due to too high of temperatures.

    8 Larix laricina found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    12017_00058*AHORTPARK
    22017_00057*AHORTPARK
    32024_00042*AHORTPARK
    42024_00057*AHORTPARK
    52024_00057*BHORTPARK
    62024_00057*CHORTPARK
    72024_00057*DHORTPARK
    82024_00094*AHORTPARK

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