tamarack - larix laricina

Common Name: tamarack, eastern larch, American larch

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Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Larix
Species: laricina

Hardiness Zone: 2 to 5
Height: 40 to 80 ft
Width: 15 to 30 ft

Description:​ Tamarack, or Eastern larch, is a deciduous conifer, meaning that while it is a cone-bearing tree it's needles change color and drop at the end of every growing season. This is a Minnesota native tree, and can be found in peat-lands across the northern region and as far south as the Twin Cities metro-area. These tamarack bogs 
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