European larch

American  

noun

1. a pine tree, Larix decidua, of northern and central Europe, having slender, yellow-gray branchlets and oval cones with downy scales, grown for timber and as an ornamental.

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Etymology

Origin of European larch

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

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European larch

The European larch and the tamarack are examples of deciduous conifers.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

In cultivation the American species is too sparse of limb and foliage to compete with the more luxuriant European larch, yet it is often planted.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

The College is raising red oak, black walnut, oriental sycamore, sugar maple, elm, hackberry, snowdrop tree, Juneberry, hickory, European larch, Norway maple and box elder for this purpose.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twelfth Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, October 6 and 7, 1921 by Northern Nut Growers Association

This can be controlled to some extent by proper forestry methods, as is done in European larch forests, by "underplanting" them with beech.

From Wood and Forest by Noyes, William

European larch has also been very successful in many regions, but, unlike most conifers, it sheds its leaves in winter.

From Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods by Allen, Edward Tyson