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Eastern Larch (Tamarack)

Larix laricina

Deciduous Tree, Native

Height

40 - 80 (feet)

Spread

15 - 30 (feet)

Distinctions

Soft green needles; golden fall color; needles are shed in fall; round cones; conical habit.

Limitations

Doesn't do well in cultivation in SC, best in its native habitat; requires moist, acid soil and full sun.

Hardiness

INT, SC, SE (Zone 1)

Origin

Alaskan Arctic Circle to Canada, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Illinois

Eastern Larch (Tamarack)