Larix laricina
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Larix laricina, commonly known as the tamarack, hackmatack, eastern larch, black larch, red larch, or American larch, is a species of larch native to Canada, from eastern Yukon and Inuvik, Northwest T
2024 10 17 12 32 32 American Larches Tamaracks changing color in autumn in a bog near Rensselaer County Route 42 in Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York
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Young female cone
Old seed cones
Corduroy road
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A corduroy road or log road is a type of road or timber trackway made by placing logs, perpendicular to the direction of the road over a low or swampy area. This is an improvement from mud or dirt roa
Larix laricina
…regions. Several dwarf cultivars have been created that are available commercially. Tamarack is commonly used for bonsai. Tamarack poles were used in corduroy roads because of their resistance to rot. Tamarack posts were used before 1917 in Alberta to mark the northeast corner of sections surveyed within townships…
Corduroy road
German soldiers by corduroy road in a Polesian village (Ukraine, 1918)
In war, corduroy roads are often used as an emergency measure where poor quality roads have been damaged by the large numbers of vehicles or troops that have passed over them. Seen here are Germans in Yugoslavia in 1944.
Excavation of a corduroy road from the 16th century in Oranienburg, Germany