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the conifer that quits the evergreen club every autumn just to feel something
means A deciduous conifer of the genus Larix, bearing soft needles in tufts that turn gold and drop each autumn, prized for its tough, rot-resistant timber.
from From German Lärche, which traces back through Middle High German to Latin larix — the Romans' name for the tree. The Latin word is itself probably borrowed from an Alpine or pre-Latin language of the mountains where larches grow, so its deepest root is, fittingly, lost in the high country.
- deciduous rebel
- Drops all needles yearly, unlike most conifers
- golden death
- Needles blaze yellow before falling each fall
- underwater immunity
- Wood resists rot, used for Venice's foundations
- high-altitude grit
- Survives brutal cold near alpine treelines
- resin secret
- Larch turpentine once treated wounds and varnished art
siberian larch — covers ~40% of russian forest area, largest larch species by range
tamarack larch — native north american larch found from alaska to pennsylvania
japanese larch — endemic to japanese mountains, widely planted in europe for timber