Larch-Treee

The Larch, is a millenarian endémica species of the south of Chile, valuable wood and slow growth, that prefer high slopes of montañas of the recordillera, and sectors of high precipitations, marshy. She is one of the native species that tamaño reaches greater, as much in height as in diametro, getting to measure between 40 and 50 meters of height and 3 to 4 meters of diámetro, to an age superior to the 1,000 años, with a straight trunk that, in general, appears it frees of branches until great altura.

El Larch like the Araucaria and the Pine, are a conífera, that it has duramen and an affluent whiteness defined. Su they duramen is of dark color castaño reddish, varying to red cálido, contrasting remarkably with the whiteness that of yellowish white color, cream. Their visible ring of growth, is regular and very narrow, which produces a beautiful one grained of the wood. It has a homogénea, fácil fine texture to work,specially when one is to divide it throughout his wooded zones vetas. En have been exemplary with life, of 3,500 años, más of 50 meters of height and with diametros of 4.5 meters.

Es a semi-light wood, of great resistance to the water, is soft and presents/displays little mecánica capacity of flexión, aún when it is considered resistant and elástica in relación of his they peso. En the present time, due to intense explotación, single him is forming masses of certain importance in some sectors of the mountain range of the $andes and of the coast and in the island of Chiloe, forming pure forests, or sharing next to coigüe, lenga, coigüe of magallanes, cinnamon-coloured, mañio and tepa.

Es the species that produces the wood of greater commercial value in ours país and is located between the best ones of the world. Their main uses are in construcción of posts of transmisión, tejuelas, inner coatings and outer lates, doorframes and windows, blinds, carpintería in general, boats, airplane, aqueducts, barrels for honey, mueblería, lápices, musical boxes of cigarettes, instruments, and boards of bateries.