Best time to take cuttings.... spring or fall.... wound the cutting & apply 0.1% IBA (rooting hormone) stick in well drained soil & mist takes 60-100 days to root... bottom heat helps. & 1 year to produce a plant in a #1 container.....

Thanks Georgez5il

There is a lot of stuff over at Google Scholar about Tamarack taking up heavy metals. I had my attention called to this by a mining company that had some vile stuff buried and the Tamarack was, according to them, putting roots into their tailings ponds and drawing undesirable stuff to the surface. Apparently, this is sometimes used in bioremediaton and sometimes considered an undesirable side affect of growing Tamarack.

Here is a link that might be useful: Google Scholar

Kewl Albert 135 !

My little Tamaracks and I thank you.

The local Wall Mart uses it as an ornamental - it appears to be very slow growing. It is also very drought resistant. There is a large grove of another variety in the Borrego desert. If you are in a warm zone you do not want to take spring cuttings.