The Larch

[bigbadbob]

What is larch used for?

We have a lot of larch telephone poles, they are very hard once dry, not fun to climb, easy to cut out.
Out hunting ( near my cabin) in the logged off areas I have noticed a lot of larch planted, its not native to this area,, not sure whats up with that.
BBB

 

[OlympicYJ]

Western larch (Larix occidentalis) is almost identical structurally to Douglas-fir (pseudotsuga menziesii) which is why they get treated the same. White wood such as grand, silver, noble, etch and hemlock are treated the same way for the same reason only less similar than larch and DF. I will personally say I would rather have western hemlock than any of the piss firs. It's still treated the same but it is a better material than the piss firs, IMHO.

 

[slowp]

 

[northmanlogging]

the larch

 

[Gypo Logger]

What is larch used for?

Bob, you are dummer than a sack of hammers! lol.
Everybody knows that Larch can be used as propeller shafts. It doesn't rot either you dumb schit. Lol

 

[Gypo Logger]

There is Eastern Larch and Western Larch, clearly Western Larch makes the best wood, because it has tighter growth rings and bigger wood when found in a pure stand if there is such a thing. I once saw a pure stand of white birch. It makes you shiver when you see a tree for the first time.

 

[slowp]

The Larch.

 

[northmanlogging]

dats a big larch

 

[madhatte]

Bigguns for sure. Larches are cool.