Western Larch Type 



Important Statistics 



CFL Area (thousand acres) 



1.2 

 Net Volume 



2,278 Mft^ 



10,461 MBFS 



Percentage of CFL Total 



* 



* 

 * 



Like lodgepole pine, the presence of old growth western larch ( Larix 

 occidentalis ) reflects the fire history of the area. Western larch is the least 

 shade tolerant commercial tree species in the northern Rockies (Schmidt et 

 al. , 1976). To regenerate harvested larch stands, even-aged management 

 techniques including clearcutting, shelterwood, and seed-tree methods are 

 used to create conditions similar to those that follow wildfires. 



Western larch always occurs as a serai component of the forest and can 

 be found growing over a wide range of ecological conditions. The most 

 common associate was Douglas-fir, with lesser amounts of lodgepole pine and 

 ponderosa pine. Naturally regenerated stands are found only west of the 

 Continental Divide in Working Circle 3. 



*Indicates less than 0.05% 



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