Larix spp. of the family Pinaceae, including at least the following, with some of the common names. This list is not comprehensive, but it gives you an idea of the range of species and common names and the overlap. Larch is also commonly called tamarack in the USA
L. alaskensis (Alaskan)
L. americana (American)
L. dahurica (dahurian)
L. decidua (common, European)
L. eurolepis (hybrid, dunkeld)
L. europaea (European)
L. gmelini (dahurian, American, Japanese, Koren, red)
L. griffithii (Himalayan, sikkim, Southern Chinese)
L. kaempferi (Japanese)
L. laricina (Alaska, American, black, Eastern, Eastern Canadian)
L. leptolepis (Japanese, red)
L. lyallii (alpine, subalpine, mountain, Lyall's, timberline, woolly)
L. microcarpa (small-leaf)
L. occidentalis (Montana, mountain, Western, roughbark, Oregon)
L. potaninni (Southern Chinese)
L. russica (Russian, Siberian)
L. sibirica (Russian, Siberian)
my samples:
western larch (Larix occidentalis) sample plank and end grain
end grain closeup of the piece directly above
a long veneer sheet and two closeups from it. The color on the distance pic is too yellow. The closeups show the color more accurately, although they have a little too much red.
a couple of long veneer sheets (first pic) and two closeups from them. The color is just a little too green and not quite enough red
This quartersawn veneer sheet was loaned to me by John Koehn whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
American larch (Larix americana, aka black larch, tamarack, and hackmatack) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are avaiable for all 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
Western larch (Larix occidentalis, aka Western tamarack and hackmatack) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are avaiable for all 3 views
web pics
planks, flat cut
planks, rift cut
plank, rift cut, specifically identified as larix gmelina
planks, quartersawn
quartersawn plank listed as modrin which is another common name for Larix decidua, or Central European larch.
quartersawn plank with the kind of highly dubious color that is the reason I started this web site in the first place
listed as larch but I have to believe that it is either REALLLY badly mis-colored larch or accurately colored redwood.
quartersawn veneer
European larch planks, flat cut
European larch (Larix decidua) planks, quartersawn
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