larch

Everyday

1. A larch is a tall cone-bearing tree with soft needles that turn yellow and fall off in autumn. tree →
2. Larch is the strong wood of this tree, used for fences, boats and buildings. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons the larch is a surprise: it is a conifer, but it is deciduous, losing its needles in winter, unlike most conifers which are evergreen. It grows in cold northern forests, in Siberia, Canada and the Alps, and in UK plantations. Phrases: «larch trees», «larch wood», «larch cones».

Examples

• The larch turns golden yellow in autumn. tree →
• Unlike a pine, a larch drops its needles in winter. tree →
• The garden shed is built of larch. tree →
• We found small round larch cones on the path. tree →
• Larch forests cover huge areas of Siberia. tree →
• The larch needles grow in little bunches. tree →

Note

Plural «larches». Not every conifer is evergreen: larch is the classic exception. Countable for trees, uncountable for the wood.

In Jewish tradition

In science lessons the larch is a surprise: it is a conifer, but it is deciduous, losing its needles in winter, unlike most conifers which are evergreen. It grows in cold northern forests, in Siberia, Canada and the Alps, and in UK plantations. Phrases: «larch trees», «larch wood», «larch cones».

Examples

• Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; thy deck have they made of ivory inlaid in larch, from the isles of the Kittites. (Prophets EZK.27.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia-tree, and the myrtle, and the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane-tree, and the larch together; (Prophets ISA.41.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the cypress, the plane-tree and the larch together; to beautify the place of My sanctuary, and I will make the place of My feet glorious. (Prophets ISA.60.13, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Plural «larches». Not every conifer is evergreen: larch is the classic exception. Countable for trees, uncountable for the wood.