Tamarack in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/30/2017). Note the small, ovoid, reddish female cones.

View Record Details Photo by Kimberly Booth MBP List

Young leaves of a Tamarack in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/23/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Richard Orr MBP List

Tamarack in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/19/2020). (c) jared satchell, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 298637 - Psn: 88)

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Tamarack at 1000 Acre Heath, Maine (7/7/2013).

Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

Tamarack in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/21/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Eanes MBP List

Tamarack sporting autumn foliage in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/26/2018).

View Record Details Photo by Josh Emm MBP List

Tamarack in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/26/2018).

View Record Details Photo by Josh Emm MBP List

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Status

Tamarack has a wide range, occurring across the Canadian north and in New England and the Great Lake states. It is at the southernmost limit of its range in western Maryland, where it has been recorded only in Allegheny and Garrett counties. It is found mostly in swamps or boggy soils.

Description

Tamarack is one of the few deciduous conifers. Its needles, which are in spirally arranged clusters, turn bright yellow in autumn. The female cones are small, ovoid, and reddish in the spring. As in firs, the cones of Tamarack are upright on the branches, in contrast to the pendulous cones of spruces.

Where To Find

Look for Tamarack at Finzel Swamp in Allegheny/Garrett counties, and at Cranesville Swamp, on the Maryland-West Virginia line.

Relationships

Host plant for Apple Sphinx, White-lined Leafroller Moth, Northern Pine Sphinx, Eastern Panthea Moth, and Chain-dotted Geometer Moth.

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Tamarack in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/30/2017). Note the small, ovoid, reddish female cones. View Record Details Media by Kimberly Booth.

Young leaves of a Tamarack in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/23/2014). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

Tamarack at 1000 Acre Heath, Maine (7/7/2013). Media by Bill Hubick.

Tamarack in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/21/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Eanes.

Tamarack sporting autumn foliage in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/26/2018). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

Tamarack in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/26/2018). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.