Not sure, but worth a try. I don't believe your MI location would be too "hot" for tamarack.

i had quite a collection of larix in my z5 all sand yard out here in tecumseh ...

the only laricina i had was Larix laricina 'Blue Sparkler' .. it grew like the rest of them ... laiek fast growing weeds ....

arent there bazillion of larch in the UP????

imo ...wind is a winter issue ... but kinda irrelevant on a tree that drops its needles for winter.. eh???

ken

BTW.. im going to presume you are using that common name properly ....

here is a reference: https://www.michigannatureguy.com/blog/tag/tamarack/

clay is a planting issue.. which after all these years.. i would expect you can deal with ... plants dont really care about the soil itself.. its more about how badly we screw it up when we plant stuff in it ...

clay is usually a very nutritious soil ... drainage is its main issue.. as such.. you would plant high ... in a small berm and let the tree grow its own roots down into the clay.. rather than digging a deep hole.. and thinking you will do it better than the tree will ...

but.. when using any kind of elevation in planting.. you will be responsible for all water for the first 2 years.. and perhaps in drought the third... after that any plant should be rather free range.. and you can forget about the berm ...

moo U forestry school ought to have info on larch in MI .... go figure:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=tamarack+conifer+MSU&t=ffcm&ia=web

neat story on indians using larch roots for sewing birch bark canoes in first link..

ken

im about done here..lol

5/28/2009

lol.. here it is.. 2 years prior than the first pic.. yeah.. it grew pretty fast

apparently it was moved from the nursery bed sometime between the 2 pix ...

Former poster Jason said that they were found in some parts of NE Ohio, so, no, not too hot in SE MI.