Larix occidentalis
western larch
Silviculture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual, USFS)
Wood
Technical Fact Sheet
(courtesy of Hardwoods of North America, Forest
Products Lab, USFS)
Fire
Effects On
(courtesy of U.S. Forest Service, Fire Effects)
Species
Documentation and Data
(The BEST conifer data on the Internet, Gymnosperm
Database, Editor C. J. Earle)
North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry)
The Great American
Coniferous Forest
(courtesy About Forestry)
Quick Stats
Common Names: Alerce
americano occidental, British Columbia tamarack, hackmatack, larice americano occidentale,
larice occidentale, meleze occidental, Montana larch, mountain larch, Oregon larch, red
American larch, roughbarked larch, tamarack, vastamerikansk lark, Westamerikaanse lariks,
Westamerikaanse lork, Westamerikanische larche, western larch, western tamarack
Habitat: Western larch grows on a wide variety of soils.
Description: It is largest of the larches and is the most important timber species of the genus.
Uses: Western larch is used for lumber, fine veneer, poles, ties, mine timbers, and pulpwood.
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