Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Fruits, Trees
Origin
North America, North-Central United States, Western United States, Canada
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
Larix laricina, American Larch, Hackmatack
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
301
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40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, gardens, Open areas
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-4-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
5-1
-
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a
-
Habit
Pyramidal
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm900.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Blue Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Gold
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Fall, Spring
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Birds, Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Birds
-
Allergy
-
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Boils, Cold, Frostbite, hemorrhoids
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
LARIX laricina
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Tamarack
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
टैमेरैक
कबिट
In German
tamarack
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
tamarack
Kawista
In Spanish
tamarack
Kawista
In Greek
Tamarack
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Tamarack
Limonia
In Polish
Tamarack
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
Tamarack
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Sapindales
Family
Pinaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Larix
Limonia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Citreae
Subfamily
-
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
351
1
27800
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