Larch
Abies larix, sometimes called Larix communis, the larches being elevated into a genus. It is called more fully the common white larch. It is a deciduous tree, growing rapidly, and furnishes a durable timber, which, however, tends to twist and warp. The bark is used in tanning, being second in value , in this respect only, to oak. The common larch yields Venetian turpentine , the branches saccharine substance, a called Manna of Briancon, and when larch forests take fire, a gum called Gummi orenbergense exudes from the branches. There is a variety of the common larch with white, and another with red flowers. Yet another, the Russian larch, has cinereous bark.