American Larch, Eastern Larch or Tamarack

American Larch, Eastern Larch or Tamarack

Larix laricina

This evergreen conifer with a columnar habit, a structural landscape conifer provides year-round form and texture.

  • Columnar habit, reaching 30 m at maturity; provides strong year-round structure and evergreen form throughout all seasons.
  • Foliage is green, providing year-round colour and textural contrast against deciduous companions.
  • Thrives in full sun with moist, average, wet soil; minimal pruning required to maintain the natural habit.
  • Best in full sun with moist, average, wet soil.
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil Moisture
Moist, Wet, Average
Hardiness Zone
2 – 2
Mature Height (meters)
18.0 – 30.0
Mature Spread (meters)
6.0 – 10.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Foliage Colour
Green
Fall Colour
Yellow
Habit
Columnar
Attracts Birds
Ontario Native
Landscape Uses
Accent, Mass planting
Growing & Maintenance Tips
While larix have the appearance of evergreens, they shed their needles every fall. The brilliant show of golden-yellow needles makes it visually striking in the autumn months.
Notes
Also referred to as Eastern Larch, American Larch, Tamarack, Black Larch, Eastern Tamarack.

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