Although a conifer, the larch is a deciduous tree. In summer it has lush green needle-like leaves; it will lose these golden leaves to the autumn winds as the needles dry out. This tree, Larix laricina, is more than twenty feet tall; it grows on the edge of the woods in the low swale that is constantly moist. This tree is also known as Tamarack Larch or American Larch. Larch are used as a food plant by the larvae of a number of butterflies.
