188 THE BOOK OF FORESTRY 



LARCHES 



Needles many in a bundle borne upon a short spur- 

 like branch. Unlike most of the cone-bearing trees the 

 larches shed their needles each autumn. 



TAMARACK OR EASTERN 



LARCH 

 Larix americana 



LEAVES 



Awl-shaped, borne in clusters on short 

 spur-like branches, bright green in 

 color. Turn yellow and fall in Sep- 

 tember or October. 



CONES 



Small and rounded, J"-f " long, light 

 brown in color. 



RANGE 



Maine to Rocky Mountains. South 

 to West Virginia and Illinois. 



The two other larches found in the West differ from 

 the Eastern species by having their cones more elliptical 

 in shape with "bracts" (scales attached to under side 

 of cone scales) extending beyond the cone scale. 



