Larch Tree Facts

'Audacity', 'Boldness', 'Connection with the Earth'.

Eurasian Shamanists regarded it as the 'world tree'.

Many Viking ships were made of Siberian Larch, as well as many of Russia's oldest buildings.

The Shigir Idol, the oldest known wooden sculpture in the world, is made of Larch.

The resin of European Larch remains in liquid form, unlike pines', which solidifies when it is dry. Once known as Venetian Turpentine and employed to treat rheumatic and other medical complaints. The pitch that could be made from the resin was used for the water-proofing of beer barrels.

A popular timber for construction use but it is very hard to mill.