Larch turpentine
Larix decidua Mill.
Botanical source | Larix decidua Mill. |
Botanical family | Pinaceae |
Foreign names | térébenthine de mélèze (Fr.), Lärchenterpentin (Ger.), trementina di larice (Ital.) |
Parts of plant used | |
Harvest time | March, April, May, June, July, August, September |
Manufacturing method | tapping the tree trunk |
Yield | up to max 400 grams per annum and tree |
Appearance | yellow transparent balsam |
Odour | characeristic |
Agriculture | Conventional |
Specific components | alpha-Pinene, beta-Phellandrene, beta-Pinene, delta-3-Carene, Limonene, Resin (Abietic acid) |