Tamarack Seedlings
Bundle of 10 | Size: 10-20” | Age: 2-0
Tamarack - (Larix laricina)
American larch or tamarack is a slender-trunked, conical tree, 50-75 ft. tall, with bright green, deciduous needles. The glossy needles appear in remarkably soft tufts in early spring. Deciduous tree with straight, tapering trunk and thin, open, conical crown of horizontal branches; a shrub at timberline. In autumn they color golden-yellow before falling to the ground.
Bundle of 10 | Size: 10-20” | Age: 2-0
Tamarack - (Larix laricina)
American larch or tamarack is a slender-trunked, conical tree, 50-75 ft. tall, with bright green, deciduous needles. The glossy needles appear in remarkably soft tufts in early spring. Deciduous tree with straight, tapering trunk and thin, open, conical crown of horizontal branches; a shrub at timberline. In autumn they color golden-yellow before falling to the ground.
Bundle of 10 | Size: 10-20” | Age: 2-0
Tamarack - (Larix laricina)
American larch or tamarack is a slender-trunked, conical tree, 50-75 ft. tall, with bright green, deciduous needles. The glossy needles appear in remarkably soft tufts in early spring. Deciduous tree with straight, tapering trunk and thin, open, conical crown of horizontal branches; a shrub at timberline. In autumn they color golden-yellow before falling to the ground.
Light Requirement: Sun, Shade
Soils: Moist, Wet
Habitat: Cold bogs and wet forest
Flower Color:
Bloom Time: April
Fruit: Brown cone
Conifer tree
Other Names: American Larch
Native to our area
Range: Eastern US north to Canada
Typical Mature Height: 80’
Uses: Lumber used for rough construction such as poles, and railway ties.
Wildlife Value: Useful nesting tree, buds are eaten by grouse, and seed are eaten by Crossbill.