Tamarack-Eastern Larch-Hackmatack-Juniper

One Tree. Many Names.

Sold out at the moment. Send us an email at mainewood@lumbery-me.com to request inventory updates.

Currently Available in 5/4x6 Decking as well as Rough Sawn 2X

Tamarack-The Affordable & Environmentally Responsible Alternative to Pressure Treated

About Tamarack

Tamarack is native to the northeastern United States and Canada. The heartwood is yellow to a medium orangish-brown and the sapwood is nearly white and is clearly demarcated from the heartwood.

Tamarack has a straight grain with a fine texture. It contains natural oil, which makes the surface look oily. The high resin content makes it virtually rot and insect resistant.

Due to its light color it can be easily stained or it can be left bare and it will turn a weathered gray over time.

Traditionally, due to rot resistance and density, Tamarack was used for telephone poles, railroad ties, shipbuilding, mine timbers, trails, bridges and snow shoes.

To learn about the benefits of tamarack/larch decking as well as maintenance and care click here.

E-mail us to place your order: mainewood@lumbery-me.com or give us a ring at 207-835-7023

If Tamarack is such a unique, useful and amazing tree then why can't it get noticed?

Despite its amazing traits there simply isn’t enough tamarack around to supply a large market…But the Lumbery has allocated resources to find enough tamarack to keep a smaller, more prescient consumer supplied with as much tamarack as could be desired.

“You keep samin’ when you ought to be changin'” – Nancy Sinatra : These Boots Are Made for Walkin’

Tamarack is grown locally, sustainably harvested and 100% recycleable.

Here are some facts about treated lumber.

Treated lumber CANNOT BE RECYCLED.
Older treated lumber is much more toxic than modern day treated lumber(ACQ) but sorting the varieties is near impossible. So while newer PT is better for the environment there is still no proper way to sort, recycle or dispose of the material. There is also no way to remove copper from the wood.
Treated lumber cannot be burned.
Mining copper, which is used to treat wood, is awful for the environment

While tamarack cannot boast the longevity of cedar or treated pine it is certainly more durable and definitely affordable. Please note that pricing is subject to change.

	Product	Linear foot pricing	Square foot pricing
Northern White Cedar	5/4×6 decking	$3.75	$8.18
Eastern Larch/Tamarack	5/4×6 decking	$2.75	$6.00
Japanese Larch	5/4×6 decking	$2.10	$4.58
Treated Lumber	5/4×6 decking	$1.60	$3.49

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