Bundle of 10 | Size: 8-15” | Age: 2-0
Tamarack - (Larix laricina)
Also called American Larch. Native to MI. Mature Height: 50-75 ft’. A deciduous conifer that grows in all sorts of wet places, open or forested, shores and sometimes on drier ground. Young cones are a vivid bright purple and needles turn a pretty yellow in fall before dropping. Best grown in moist, acidic, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates some light shade.
Bundle of 10 | Size: 8-15” | Age: 2-0
Tamarack - (Larix laricina)
Also called American Larch. Native to MI. Mature Height: 50-75 ft’. A deciduous conifer that grows in all sorts of wet places, open or forested, shores and sometimes on drier ground. Young cones are a vivid bright purple and needles turn a pretty yellow in fall before dropping. Best grown in moist, acidic, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates some light shade.
Light Requirement: Sun, Shade
Soils: Moist, Wet
Habitat: Cold bogs and wet forest
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.
