Tamarack

Tamarack larch tree

Description

A general name for North American deciduous conifers, Larix laricina and Larix occidentalis, that are part of the Larch family. Tamarack trees grow in the northern parts of North America from Newfoundland to the Yukon. The strong, durable, close-grain wood is used for construction, cabinetry, furniture, telephone poles, boats, millwork, paving materials, and railroad ties.

See also larch, eastern tamarack, and western larch.

Tamarack (Larix laricina)

Synonyms and Related Terms

eastern tamarack; Larix laricina; Larix occidentalis; Ostamerikanische Lärche (Deut.); Tamarack Lärche (Deut.); Tamarack (Deut.); Amerikanische Lärche (Deut.)

Density	36-38 ppcf

Sources Checked for Data in Record

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 437

• F. H. Titmuss, Commercial Timbers of the World, The Technical Press Ltd., London, 1965 Comment: 20-30 pcf

• Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

• Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976 Comment: 38 pcf

• External source or communication Comment: Northern Pine Manufacturers: air-dry weight = 37 pcf

• Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937 Comment: 36-38 pcf