Western Larch, Western Tamarack                LAR-iks ok-si-deb-TAH-lis

• Deciduous conifer, large, to 230 ft (70 m), open and pyramidal, horizontal branches, short spur shoots.  Leaves in clusters of 15-30, each 3-5 cm long, glossy pale green, yellowish in fall.  Mature cones 3-5 cm long, reddish brown, about 30 scales, bract tip extends beyond the scale.
• Sun, moist, light soil; grows rapidly, and soon too large for the average garden.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 4     Native range extends from the eastern slopes of the Cascades to the Northern Rocky Mountains (i.e., Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alberta, Idaho, and Montana).
• occidentalis: western.
• Oregon State Univ. campus: southeast Peavy Hall, near sidewalk.