Tamarack (Larix laricina)

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: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

The young shoots are used as an emergency food. A tea is made from the roots. A tea is made from the branches and needles. — The young shoots are used as an emergency food.; A tea is made from the roots.; A tea is made from the branches and needles.

Habitat & North American Range

Often forming pure forests in the south of its range in swamps and wet soils, sometimes also on dry plateau or slopes in the north of its range. (Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5)