American larch (tamarack) is a northerner. Even though this tree has a vast range in northern North America, it is not readily found in eastern Massachusetts. Here it occurs mostly at margins of large ponds, such as this. At this remarkable pond, tamarack is mixed with an even more rarely seen northern tree, black or bog spruce. The strip of small trees behind the peripheral shrubs consists of dark-colored black spruces and emerald green tamaracks.