Tamarack
- Botanical Name
- Larix laricina
- Min Zone
- 2
- Max Zone
- 5
- Hardiness
- Zones (1)2 to 7
- Height
- 40 to 80 feet
- Width
- 15 to 30 feet
- Flowers
- Male flowers are small cone-like structures containing pollen, female flowers are rosy pink cones that become woody when pollinated
- Fruit
- Cone: tiny oval, .5 to .75 inches long, light brown, upright on stem
- Fall Color
- Gold
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained to wet
- Planting & Care
- Intolerant of hot, dry, or shady sites
- Tolerates salt spray
- Best in cool climates with adequate soil moisture
- Problems
- Larch case-bearer, cankers, rusts, larch sawfly, Japanese beetle
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