Individual western larch can live 900 years, but ancient trees are extremely rare, Pass said. Most of the old-growth western larch was logged a century ago for its valuable timber.

A brown-out is steeling the autumn show of western larch trees in some areas of the Inland Northwest, including Mount Spokane. By early summer, it was clear the new feathery green needles on some ...

Like the tamarack, western larch is a deciduous conifer whose needles turn yellow and drop in autumn. Unlike tamarack, western larch is very tall, being the largest of all the larches and reaching ...

The Spokane County Conservation District is holding it’s annual Tree and Shrub Seedling ... Tree varieties in Douglas Fir, Ponderosa Pine, and Western Larch. Deciduous trees include Mountain ...

Spokane parks crews are seeking volunteers to help plant trees this spring to more than replace the approximately 200 lost during ... Spokane, Washington Est. May 19, 1883. Current Temperature 39 ...

SEELEY LAKE – Along with the aspen and other leafy trees that change colors each fall, one pine tree also puts on a colorful show each autumn. In late fall, the western larch’s needles turn ...

Western larch trees are seen in 2016 along Interstate 90 in western Montana, near the Dena Mora Rest Area about 5 miles east of Lookout Pass at the Montana-Idaho border.

Seeley Lake's 1,000-year-old Gus is world's largest Western Larch tree. by Kevin Maki. Mon, June 2nd 2025 at 8:17 PM. Updated Mon, June 2nd 2025 at 10:25 PM. 10. VIEW ALL PHOTOS.

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For just a few weeks every fall, western larch trees show themselves on the east side of Mount Hood by turning a vibrant golden color. To stream KGW on your phone, you need the KGW app.

In response to last week's column about identifying evergreens, reader Gary H. asks columnist Don Kinzler if a larch is considered an evergreen because it loses its needles in the winter.

Western and alpine larch are two of the most climate-sensitive species of trees, Arno said. ''The way alpine larch is spreading downhill from here is probably a remnant of colder times,'' he said.