Western Larch (often called Tamarac) is mainly found east of the Cascade Mountains’ crest,  but sometimes here on the west side as shown on an Oregon Autumn hill.  Its most distinguishing characteristic as an “evergreen” conifer is that it is not evergreen.  Like most deciduous trees it drops its leaves (needles) in the Fall.  We have already seen another example of this with the Dawn Redwood.  A tree and a member of the Pinaceae Family, it grows by Kiosk 16.  Pilchuck Learning Center’s sponsored Western Washington State University SAM Project extinction possibility is slight; abundant, moist and shady, also found in the Rocky Mountains with little chance of extinction, extinction probability is slight here in Cascadia, <.0001%.

http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Larix+occidentalis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_larch
https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=LAOC
http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Larix+occidentalis
https://www.plc215.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kiosk-16.pdf
https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Larix%20occidentalis

 

Like the Dawn Redwood, the Tamarac is not:

tall
evergreen
hardy

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