LARIX OCCIDENTALIS, Western Larch Tall 1 gallon

Large, straight tree to 100 feet or more. Deciduous conifer with soft light-green needles that turn yellow and drop in the fall. Appears dead in winter. Habitat is mountain slopes and valleys on porous, gravely, sandy and loamy soils. Needs more moisture than the Ponderosa pine. Wood is hot and clean burning. Native Americans used young roots to lash together birch bark canoes.

• Evergreen: no
• Mature Height: 100′ or more
• Sunshine: full sun to part shade
• USDA Zone: 3