Larch (Larix decidua)

Family: Pinaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Red, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Pyramidal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Sap/Syrup, Bark/Inner Bark

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet-tasting manna is obtained from the trunk, it can be eaten raw but is mainly used medicinally. — Inner bark - it can be eaten raw or can be dried, ground into a powder and used with cereal flours in making bread etc.; A sweet-tasting manna is obtained from the trunk, it can be eaten raw but is mainly used medicinally.; Another report says that 'Briancon manna' is exuded from the leaves in the summer.; It is white, sweet and almost odourless.

Habitat & North American Range

Forms extensive open forests at high altitudes. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6)