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Larches
are different from most conifers because they're deciduous--they
lose their needles each autumn. In addition, their needles are
arranged differently from those of most conifers; on current-year
twigs they're borne singly, but on older twigs they arise in
dense clusters from stout, woody pegs that resemble wooden barrels.
Only 10 species of larch occur in the world, mostly in cold parts
of the northern hemisphere. Needles: Deciduous (fall from the tree in
winter); borne on woody pegs in clusters of 20-40;
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