Black Spruce vs Tamarack Larch - TreeTime.ca

Black Spruce vs Tamarack Larch

Picea mariana

Larix laricina

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Black Spruce
Tamarack Larch

Black Spruce is a medium-sized coniferous tree that tolerates wet ground better than most spruces. It has a characteristic straight trunk and a narrow crown.

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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.

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Zone: 1a
Zone: 1a
Height: 20 m (66 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 5 m (16 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Light: any
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: yellow needles
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none




Other Names: bog spruce, canadian spruce, double spruce, eastern spruce, shorleaf black spruce, swamp spruce
Other Names: american larch, american tamarack, hackmatack, native larch, tamarack larch