Pyramidal form, dense, flat green needles, used for screening or windbreaks. Grows in moist to well drained soils. A source of winter food for White-tailed deer so may need protection. Prefers cold swamps and moist soils. Tamarack is the only conifer in Wisconsin that sheds all its leaves each fall.
Seed is a source of food for songbirds.
Soft, bright green needles. Nice fragrance for Christmas trees. Mature height is 75'. Prefers well-drained sites. A rapidly growing, pyramidal hardwood.