American Larch
American larch (also known as tamarack) is the only New England conifer to drop its needles in the autumn and grow new ones in the spring. This hardy tree ranges far north into the tundra regions of Canada. Native Americans of northern New England and Canada used the roots of tamarack for stitching together birch-bark canoes, as the terpenes in tamarack wood make it very durable when wet.
American Larch
American larch (also known as tamarack) is the only New England conifer to drop its needles in the autumn and grow new ones in the spring. This hardy tree ranges far north into the tundra regions of Canada. Native Americans of northern New England and Canada used the roots of tamarack for stitching together birch-bark canoes, as the terpenes in tamarack wood make it very durable when wet.