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Larix laricina, commonly known as the tamarack, [3] hackmatack, [3] eastern larch, [3] black larch, [3] red larch, [3] or American larch, [3] is a species of larch native to Canada, from eastern Yukon and Inuvik, Northwest Territories east to Newfoundland, and also south into the upper northeastern United States from Minnesota to Cranesville Swamp, West Virginia; there is also an isolated ...
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. ISBN 0395467292. {}: |edition= has extra text lists Tamarack or American Larch as common names of L. laricina. The Illustrated Book of Trees: A Visual Guide to More Than 250 Species (Paperback) by Eric A. Bourdo, Salamander Books (July 19, 1999), ISBN 1840650834 lists Tamarack or American Larch also. My 1947 edition ...
Tamarack Flat Campground, campground in Yosemite National Park, California Tamarack Golf Club , Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Tamarack Resort , all-season resort southwest of Donnelly in Valley County, Idaho
Small larch poles are widely used for rustic fencing. [17] The wood is highly prized as firewood in the Pacific Northwest where it is often called "tamarack," although it is a different species than the tamarack larch. The wood burns with a sweet fragrance and a distinctive popping noise. [18] Western larch is used for the production of Venice ...
The token of the refuge is the tamarack, or tamarac tree. This unusual tree is a deciduous conifer which turns a brilliant gold before losing its needles each fall. Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge lies in the heart of one of the most diverse vegetative transition zones in North America , where northern hardwood forests, coniferous forests and ...
The hybrid Dunkeld larch is widely grown as a timber crop in Northern Europe, valued for its fast growth and disease resistance. Larch on oak was the traditional construction method for Scottish fishing boats in the 19th century. [citation needed] Larch has also been used in herbal medicine; see Bach flower remedies and Arabinogalactan for details.
The Tannersville Cranberry Bog or Cranberry Swamp is a sphagnum bog on the Cranberry Creek in Tannersville, Pennsylvania.It is the southernmost boreal bog east of the Mississippi River, containing many black spruce and tamarack trees at the southern limit of their ranges.
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