Scientific Name:	Larix laricina
Pronunciation:	LAIR-icks luh-riss-ih-SYE-nah
Common Name:	tamarack, eastern larch
Family Name:	Pinaceae
Plant Type:	Conifer, Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Deciduous; needles in bunches of 10-20, 2.5 cm long; female cones about 2cm long. Seedlings: 4-6 cotyledons; deciduous, 2.5 cm needles in bunches of 10-20.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293, HORT 2355, Level 2 Apprenticeship

Habit: Upright Form: Pyramidal - widely Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 15 - 22m Spread: Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Canada - northern Hardiness Rating: Zone 2: (-46 to -40 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Bog, Humus rich, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate, Wetlands Landscape Uses: Forestry, Native planting, Screening, Specimen plant Additional Info: Google (tree image from Yellowknife, NWT).

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Needle-like Arrangement: Fascicles Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Acicular Margins: Additional Info: 2.5 cm long; soft, flexible, spiral arrangement on petiole; appear in clusters of 10-20 on short twigs; turn yellow in autumn, shed.

Inflorescence Type: n/a (male cone) Flower Morphology: Dioecious plant Colour (petals): No flowers, Yellow Flower Time at Peak:

Fruit Type: Cone (winged seeds) Fruit Colour: Red, Pink, Brown Fruiting Time:

Bark Morphology: Plated Bark or Stem Colour: Brown     Leaf Bud Type: Rounded or globular Organ Modifications: Ectomycorrhizae

Propagation:	Seed

Location(s): (NRY) NuRserY (PHA) PolyHouse and Area Location Map

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