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Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carrière

Larch

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Japanische Lärche; Kaempfers Lärche
English Larch
Français Mélèze du Japon
Italiano Larice giapponese
Suomi Japanische Lärche; Kaempfers Lärche
Norsk Japanlerk
Čeština modrín japonský; japanski ariš
Español Japanische Lärche; Kaempfers Lärche
Svenska Japansk lärk
Polski Japanische Lärche; Kaempfers Lärche
Український Japanische Lärche; Kaempfers Lärche
Român Japanische Lärche; Kaempfers Lärche
Русский лиственница тонкочешуйная (listvennica tonkocheshujnaya) (listvennica tonkocesujnaa (listvennica tonkocheshujnaya));
Български Japanische Lärche; Kaempfers Lärche
EESTI Japanische Lärche; Kaempfers Lärche
日本語 カラマツ (kara-matsu) (karamatsu (kara-matsu));
中文 日本落叶松 (ri ben luo ye song) (ri ben luo ye song (ri ben luo ye song)); 唐松 (kara-matsu) (tang song (kara-matsu));
Other names Japanse lork [Dutch]; Japán vörösfenyo [Hungarian];

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Japan: central Honshu; Eastern Asia; Honshu

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Gymnosperm
Class Pinopsida
Order Pinales
Family Pinaceae
Genus Larix
Species kaempferi
Author citation (Lamb.) Carrière
Scientific name Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carrière

Habitus

Wood type Softwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3to4
Mushrooms laboratory 3to4
House longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) D
Common furniture beetle (Anobium) D
Termites S
Remarks Nicht beständig gegen Bohrmuscheln

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood 2v
Width of the sapwood s

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 470.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 600.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 650.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Larch

Larix kaempferi , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Larch

LAKM , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Larch

LAKM , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

Larch

LAKM , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Cones

Larch

LAKM , Cones , ©Dennis Wilson

Larch

LAKM , Cones , ©Michael P. Frankis