26 year-old open pollinated hybrid larch. Drs. Bob Weir and Mike Greenwood from University of Maine. Photo, October 2014.
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30 year-old 13″ stump cookie from Japanese Larch in eastern MaineBrian Roth’s hybrid larch at 4 1/2 years, Etna, ME
Hybrid orchard greenhouse orchard in Iceland, showing the difference in timing of autumn colors between the Siberian larch on the left and the European on the right. In the greenhouse, we are able to synchronize flowering and we pollinate by hand. Photo provided by Throstur Eysteinsson.Drs. Bob Weir and Mike Greenwood at in Howland, ME. Plantation age 27. Photo 7 Oct 2014 by Brian RothBengt Andersson Gull standing with two-year old hybrid larch seedlings in Etna, ME. Photo 16 Aug 2015 by Brian RothMike Greenwood and David Maass behind a two-year old volunteer from former European larch plantation. Mike is holding red pine seedling of same age. Photo 14 September 2014 by Brian Roth“Larch”way, Maine Botanical GardensLarch bridge, Italy, photo credit Bonelli spa in Savigliano, IT by way of Luc Pacques of INRA, FranceLarch bridge, Italy photo credit Bonelli spa in Savigliano, IT by way of Luc Pacques of INRA, France1941 Japanese larch plantation at University of Vermont, harvested in fall of 2014. Photo credit: Ralph Tursini1941 Japanese larch plantation at University of Vermont, harvested in fall of 2014. Photo credit: Ralph TursiniCants in shop from 1941 Japanese larch plantation at University of Vermont, harvested in fall of 2014. Photo credit: Ralph Tursini4/4 lumber from 1941 Japanese larch plantation at University of Vermont, harvested in fall of 2014. Photo credit: Ralph TursiniJapanese larch at University of Vermont, planted 1941, picture in early 60’s. Photographer unkown.Dr. Greenwood’s 1992 test of hybrid vigor. Photo 30 October 2013. Pictured are Mike Greenwood and David MaassDan Simonds of Mixedwood measuring heights on 14-year old F1 Hybrid Plantation in Lynchtown, ME 22 July 2016. Dave Maass photo.Dan Simonds of Mixedwood in 14-year old larch F1 hybrid larch plantation in Parmachenee, ME 22 July 2016, holding a planted and sugar maple volunteer of same age. Dave Maass photo. (Unfortunately, a branch obscures Dan’s face.)Dan Simonds of Mixedwood in 14-year old F1 hybrid larch plantation in Parmacheenee, ME 22 July 2016. Dave Maass photo.Cross-section cut at breast height from 13-year old larch grown in Lily Bay, ME on medium site. Courtesy of Carl Haag.Brian Roth standing next to young larch volunteer in red pine plantation in Chase Stream, ME 7 July 2016. Unknown photographer.European larch, planted 1941 at Jericho Research Forest, VT on abandoned farmland, in mixed plantation with Austrian pine (25% of initial planting) and ponderosa pine (25%). Most of the pines are now dead and the larch exceeded them in height growth anyway so grew at a lower effective density than the adjacent Japanese larch. Some of the Europeans are well over 30” dbh. Photo by Justin Waskeiwicz.European Larch plantation, Seboeis Plantation TWP October 2016. Photo: Dr. Max McCormackLarch Plantations, Howland, ME. October 2016. Nelder Plot in upper right hand side. Photo: Dr. Max McCormack.Larch Plantation, Howland, ME October 2016. Photo: Dr. Max McCormack.Larch plantations near I-95, Howland, ME. October 2016. Photo: Dr. Max McCormack.Tops of Japanese Larch harvested from Piscataquis Water Conservation District Demonstration Forest. They will be used for trails. Photo: Brian Roth, July 2017.
