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Larix occidentalis Nutt.[FNA2, HC, HC2]
western larch

Publication: N. Amer. Sylv. 3: 143, plate 120. 1849.

Origin: Native

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Notes: FNA2: "Western larch, when forest grown, is usually branch-free over most of its height. This is one of the most valuable timber-producing species in western North America. Its wood is made into framing, railway ties, pilings, exterior and interior finishing work, and pulp. In some localities it is the preferred firewood."

Last updated 4/27/2021 by David Giblin.

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