THE LARCH
The larch tree is a native of the Swiss Alps. It was brought to England in a flower-pot in 1720 and kept in a glasshouse as a rare plant, hut, being used to a cold climate, naturally it died. Iri 1738, two larches were planted in a little- churchyard at Dunkeld, in Scotland, and these two trees, one of which is still alive, are called the “Mother Larches” of British larches. Nowadays the larch grows well all over Greset Britain. The larch is used for rustic garden furniture, fences, and poles. Larch is one of tlie most durable of woods, and most of the buildings in Venice, where tlie houses are built in water, are founded on larch piles. The fully matured wood is also used for telephone poles and railway sleepers.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 21 June 1932, Page 7
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134THE LARCH Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 21 June 1932, Page 7
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