Larix occidentalis western larch

Larix occidentalis western larch

Larix occidentalis western larch---they shed their needles for the winter

Larix occidentalis western larch---and piliated woodpecker

Information from USDA Plants Database
 
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=laoc

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