Tamarack Larch vs European Larch - TreeTime.ca

Tamarack Larch vs European Larch

Larix decidua

Larix laricina

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European Larch
Tamarack Larch

The European Larch is a large deciduous conifer that, like most larches, drops its needles before winter. Known for the soft green foliage that turns a stunning golden yellow in the fall. While young, it has a pyramidal shape with horizontal branching and drooping branches, but becomes more irregular as it matures.

The European Larch is an important timber tree in Europe.

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Tamarack is a small to medium-sized native conifer tree featuring needles that turn an attractive gold before dropping in the fall.

This cold-tolerant tree grows well in very wet conditions, as long as it is exposed to full sun.

European Larch Quick Facts

Tamarack Larch Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 1a
Height: 23 m (75 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Fall colour: yellow, drops needles
Fall colour: yellow needles
Cones: red upward facingmature to brown
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Other Names: american larch, american tamarack, hackmatack, native larch, tamarack larch