Some Plateau Indian tribes drank an infusion from the young shoots to treat tuberculosis and laryngitis.

The wood is tough and durable, but also flexible in thin strips, and is particularly valued for yacht building; wood used for this must be free of knots, and can only be obtained from old trees that were pruned when young to remove side branches.
Small larch poles are widely used for rustic fencing.

Western larch is used for the production of Venice turpentine.

The wood is highly prized as firewood in the Pacific Northwest where it is often called "tamarack," although it is a different species than the tamarack larch.
The wood burns with a sweet fragrance and a distinctive popping noise.

Indigenous peoples used to chew gum produced from the tree as well as eat the cambium and sap.

The sweetish galactan of the sap can be made into baking powder and medicine.
Grouse browse the tree's leaves and buds.
Some Plateau Indian tribes drank an infusion from the young shoots to treat tuberculosis and laryngitis.
The wood is tough and durable, but also flexible in thin strips, and is particularly valued for yacht building; wood used for this must be free of knots, and can only be obtained from old trees that were pruned when young to remove side branches. Small larch poles are widely used for rustic fencing.
Western larch is used for the production of Venice turpentine.
The wood is highly prized as firewood in the Pacific Northwest where it is often called "tamarack," although it is a different species than the tamarack larch. The wood burns with a sweet fragrance and a distinctive popping noise.
Indigenous peoples used to chew gum produced from the tree as well as eat the cambium and sap.
The sweetish galactan of the sap can be made into baking powder and medicine. Grouse browse the tree's leaves and buds.
Larix occidentalis