European Larch

European Larch detailEuropean Larch (Larix decidua)

Small grove of trees, slightly beyond southwest end of Alumni Hall, Munson Road

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  • Native range is central and southern Europe; important timber tree in Europe.
  • A deciduous conifer whose summer green needles turn golden in the fall before dropping.
  • Commonly planted as ornamental in the northern U.S. and Canada.
  • Maine’s forests contain the eastern larch or tamarack (Larix laricina), whose seed cones are smaller than those of the European larch.