Eastern Larch (Tamarack)

Location: Mainly in swamps in northeastern Minnesota. (Also found in other U.S. Lake States.)

Fun Facts: A deciduous conifer that loses its needles; course texture; strongest softwood in North America; intermediate in other mechanical properties; sheds its needles in the fall

Uses: Pulpwood; framing; tanks; pallets; cross ties; mine timbers; fuel; fence posts; poles

Full Size: 50-75 feet in height, 14-20 inches in diameter; small-to medium-size tree, maximum 100 feet in height and 4 feet in diameter

Age at Maturity: 60-90 years