softwoods page

LARCH

NOTE: unless otherwise specifically stated, all of the images shown on this
page are of 1/4" square end grain cross sections shown at 12X with the top
of the image towards the bark and the bottom towards the pith so that
earlywood is towards the bottom of the growth rings and latewood is towards the top

to see all species with links to their anatomy page go here: species links

general characteristics of larch end grain:

• parenchyma:
• rays:
• growth rings: Even within a given species (heck, within a given TREE), the latewood can vary from relatively thin to relatively thick but in any case it always has a much darker color than the earlywood
• resin canals:

The organization of this page is generally alphebetical by species name and I have generally just used the common name under which the sample was presented to me.

   

• European larch / Larix decidua
• European larch / Larix decidua --- the pink color is from my processing, not inherent in the wood, which is more tan like the one next to it

   

• European larch / Larix decidua --- these two are from nearby areas of the same sample
• European larch / Larix decidua --- these two are from nearby areas of the same sample

   

• Japanese larch / Larix kaempferi
• Japanese larch / Larix leptolepis --- the pink tint is due to my processing, not inherent in the wood

   

• subalpine larch / Larix lyallii
• subalpine larch / Larix lyallii

     

• tamarack / Larix laricina
• tamarack / Larix laricina
• larch (tamarack) / Larix spp.

     

• Western larch / Larix occidentalis --- old growth with a high ring count
• Western larch / Larix occidentalis
• Western larch / Larix occidentalis

     

• Eastern larch / Larix laricina
• Russian larch / Larix sibirica
• a hybrid larch / Larix x marschlinsii (which is an unresolved name)