Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Vegetable
Origin
North America, North-Central United States, Western United States, Canada
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Larix laricina, American Larch, Hackmatack
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
Number of Varieties
30100
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40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, gardens, Open areas
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-4-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
5-1
9-3
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a
-
Habit
Pyramidal
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm45.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm30.50 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Tan, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Blue Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Gold
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Irregular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Fall, Spring
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Less fertilizing
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Birds, Red blotch
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Frost
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Birds
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
Allergy
-
Irritation to stomach
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Boils, Cold, Frostbite, hemorrhoids
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Leaves
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
LARIX laricina
APIUM graveolens
Common Name
Tamarack
Celery
In Hindi
टैमेरैक
अजवायन
In German
tamarack
Sellerie
In French
tamarack
Céleri
In Spanish
tamarack
Apio
In Greek
Tamarack
Σέλινο
In Portuguese
Tamarack
Aipo
In Polish
Tamarack
Seler
In Latin
Tamarack
apium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Apiales
Family
Pinaceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Larix
Apium
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Apieae
Subfamily
-
Apioideae
Number of Species
351
1
27800
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