Tamarack (P+1.5)
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Availability is based on anticipated survival and growth, actual availability may change due to variations in stock development during the growing season.
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Warranty
We warranty our seedlings, trees and shrubs to be true to name and to be healthy at the time of pickup or shipping. Concerns must be expressed at the time of receipt. Our total liability is limited to the purchase price of the seedlings only.
| Attributes | |
| Age | P/G+1.5 |
| Size | 20cm |
Tamarack
Larix laricina
25 metres (80 feet)
80 years
Bareroot Seedlings
Age: P/G+1.5
Size: 20 cm+
Appearance: Tufts of many soft, short, bluish-green needles; yellow and fall off in autumn. Thin, smooth, gray young bark; reddish-brown, scaly, mature bark. Loses needles in autumn
Site and soils: Grows best on moist, sandy soils. Tolerates wet, poorly drained sites. Needs full sunlight.
Rural plantings: Reforestation. Fast initial growth on good sites. Grows well in pure stands or with birch, aspen, spruce. Sensitive to chemical weed control.
Urban settings: : Uncommon, but has brilliant yellow autumn colour, light green spring colour.
Native to: Northern and central Ontario
All our plants are grown from local seed sources on our nursery in Kemptville.
Bareroot seedling stock ranges in size from 15cm to 1m in height, stock may be sorted and sold by size depending on species and stock development. The minimum grading size is identified in the description.
We do on occasion purchase seed from other areas for purpose grown trees such as Balsam and Fraser Fir for Christmas trees where no local seed sources are available.
Our plants are suitable and hardy for planting in areas throughout Eastern and Central Ontario from Toronto or North Bay eastward as well as southwestern Quebec. Our plants are hardy for other locations but optimal growth may not be met, for advice on moving stock to other locations please contact the nursery office.