Tamarack

TAMARACK Larix laricina

Description: Plant

Text Box: Needle-like leaves , light green, turning yellow gold and dropping in the fall (although tamarack is coniferous it is not evergreen). Reddish brown cones.

Habitat:

Throughout Alaska, from mountainous areas to tundra, in well-drained soil.

Uses:

Tamarack leaves make a pleasant, pungent scented tea, which may be mixed with store bought tea. The bark tea is a laxative, diuretic and is said to be good for bleeding problems, hemorrhoids, excess menstruation, and as a liver/spleen tonic.

Special Harvest or Processing Comments:

Tamarack makes good lumber, and gathering needles and bark as a lumbering by-product would be sensible. Otherwise, harvesting would be accomplished by clipping branch ends, to allow for re-growth.

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TAMARACK Larix laricina