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Larix laricina



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Larix laricina
Tamarack

Deciduous, flat and needle-like, the 3/4 - 1 1/4", slightly bluish green leaves are soft to the touch, flat, and keeled below. On young growth, the leaves are borne singly. Beginning in the second year, leaves are clustered in dense spirals on lateral spurs.

 
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