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American Tamarack

Will Ship Spring 2024

Plant Type: Dormant, bare-root

Zones:  2-7

Soil Type:  Clay, Loamy & Sandy Soils

Site Selection: Full Sun

Mature Height & Width:  50-70' Height and 20-30' Spread

Growth Rate:  Moderate - 12-24" per year once established

Moisture Requirements: Average to wet soils

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Plant Characteristics
DEER RESISTANT
GAME BIRDS
FALL COLORS
PYRAMIDAL SHAPE
$7.62
2-7

American Tamarack

Larix laricina

The American Tamarack certainly looks and acts like a pine tree during the growing season. However, unlike most conifers which keep their color and needles year round, the blueish green needles on these trees turn yellow and orange in autumn. The needles then fall off at the end of the season. In spring, soft new growth emerges and the cycle starts over once again. Consider a European Larch for low areas that dry out once in a while.

The American Tamarack is sometimes also known as the American Larch, Eastern Larch, Alaskan Larch and the Hackmatack.

The American Tamarack is a medium to large conifer that holds a special secret.  Unlike most other conifers who are also evergreens, the American Tamarack's needles turn a beautiful yellow-orange color in fall and ultimately drop off the tree.  The silhouette is interesting in form with its branches showing during the winter months.  In spring, new soft green foliage emerges and the entire process starts again.  This Tamarack makes a good choice for low lying areas such as wetlands and bogs.  This tree will grow well in other areas as long as there is adequate moisture.

Common uses for the American Tamarack:

  • Specimen tree with unique foliage
  • Fall color, needles turn yellow before falling
  • Naturalizing lowland areas in and around wetlands
  • Commonly used as a bonsai tree

The American Tamarack has minimal value to wildlife.  Some birds will use the limbs for perching and basic cover.  Snowshoe hares sometimes feed on twigs and bark and porucpines feed on the inner bark.  Spruce, Blue and Sharp-Tailed Grouse will consume the needles and buds.  Red squirrels will cache tamarack cones.  The Pine Siskin, crossbills and a few other seed eating birds consume the seeds from its cones.

Product Questions

Do you have a minimum order/number of tree types? I like variety so I'd like to order a number of small numbers of trees.
Question by: Robert L Stafki on Dec 14, 2021, 9:39 PM
We have a $30 order minimum. As long as your order is $30 or more. We do not have mix and match pricing. The pricing tiers are unique to the species.
Answer by: Chief River Nursery on Dec 15, 2021, 9:33 AM
can tamarack be planted near black walnuts ? thanks
Question by: cara knothe on Apr 25, 2023, 1:29 PM
Tamarack are not juglone tolerant. The toxic effects of a mature Black Walnut tree can extend 50 to 80 feet from the trunk of the tree. The greatest toxicity occurs within the tree’s dripline. We recommend planting Black Walnut a minimum of 50 feet away from plants which do not tolerate juglone toxicity.
Answer by: Chief River Nursery on Apr 25, 2023, 1:49 PM