Tag: Tamarack Tree

112/150: Autumn is here and the Tamarack Tree loses its needles

Sep 22, 2017

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by

Emma Eberl

in #Biodiversity150

Plantae: Pinophyta: Pinidae: Pinales: Pinaceae: Larix: Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch From the Algonquin word “akemantak” meaning “wood used for snowshoes”, tamarack is a native larch to Canada with a country-wide range. Tamarack are deciduous conifers, meaning they lose their needles in the autumn!