Key Identification Features
- In Britain, cedars of Lebanon are well known for their plantings at London's Highgate Cemetery and Blenheim Palace.
- A central Alaskan population of tamarack, separated from eastern Yukon populations by a gap of roughly 700 kilometres (430 mi), is classified as the distinct variety Larix laricina var.
- alaskensis by some botanists, while other botanists argue that the population is not distinct enough to warrant separate variety status.
- Trees up to 5–10 years old produce distinct juvenile leaves: these are single (not paired), 2–4 cm (3⁄4–1+1⁄2 in) long, and glaucous blue-green.
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