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even 80 feet, but it is generally of small dimensions. The wood is of a reddish-grey colour, moderately hard, heavy, strong, and as durable as Oak. It is extensively employed in America in the framing, and generally in the construction of ships. Great curves and knee-pieces, however, can only be obtained from the spurs of the root and from the branches.
The American Red Larch (Larix microcarpa) is less abundant, and as a building wood is not much known. It is believed to be equal in strength and durability to the Larix Americana, with which, indeed, it occasionally passes without being detected.
