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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.
Larix lyallii, the subalpine larch, or simply alpine larch, is a deciduous, coniferous tree native to northwestern North America. It lives at high altitudes, from 1,500 to 2,900 meters (4,900 to 9,500 ft), [3] in the Rocky Mountains of Idaho, Montana, British Columbia, and Alberta. There is a disjunct population in the Cascade Range of Washington.
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 ...
Larix gmelinii var. olgensis, synonym Larix olgensis, [1] the Olga Bay larch or Olgan larch, is a variety of larch. [2] [3] The variety is named after Olga Bay in the Sea of Japan. The common name in Japanese language is 満洲唐松 (Manshu'u Kara-matsu). The common name in Chinese is 黄花落叶松 (pinyin: huang hua luo ye song). [4]
Larix decidua, the European larch, is a species of larch native to the mountains of central Europe, in the Alps and Carpathian Mountains, with small disjunct lowland populations in northern Poland. Its life span has been confirmed to be close to 1000 years, [ 3 ] with ages of around 2000 years likely.
Japanese larch Pinaceae (pine family) Larix laricina: tamarack; eastern larch Pinaceae (pine family) 71 Larix lyallii: alpine larch Pinaceae (pine family) 72 Larix mastersiana: masters larch Pinaceae (pine family) Larix occidentalis: western larch Pinaceae (pine family) 73 Larix potaninii: Chinese larch Pinaceae (pine family) Larix sibirica ...
As of April 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted four varieties: [2] Larix potaninii var. chinensis L.K.Fu & Nan Li – south Shaanxi (China) Larix potaninii var. himalaica (W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu) Farjon & Silba – south Tibet to Nepal; Larix potaninii var. macrocarpa Y.W.Law – southwest Sichuan, northwest Yunnan (China)
Larix gmelinii is a medium-sized deciduous coniferous tree reaching 10–30 m tall, rarely 40 m, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. The crown is broad conic; both the main branches and the side branches are level, the side branches only rarely drooping.