Type
Conifer
Status
Native
Edible fruit/nut tree?
NO
Names
Latin (scientific) name: Larix laricina
Common English name: Tamarack
Other names: Hackmatack, eastern larch, American larch, Alaska larch, juniper
French name: Mélèze laricin
Habitat
Exists on cold, wet, poorly drained sites.
Other notes
Found mixed with black spruce and eastern white-cedar.
The Tamarack is the official arboreal emblem of the Northwest Territories.
Hardiness zone(s)
0a, 0b, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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