De tous les résineux, le mélèze est celui qui donne le bois le plus désirable, le plus solide, résistant très bien au froid, aux intempéries et à l’humidité, un bois noble.

Unlike all other conifers, the larch has the special characteristic of losing its pine needles in winter. In the following spring, they grow back like the leaves of a tree. Shortly before autumn, when the Indian summer period comes, the color of our larch forests offers us a flamboyant painting of the most exquisite, coming to tint the mountains of a golden fresco. 

Au printemps suivant, celles-ci repoussent telles les feuilles d’un arbre. En automne le mélèzes nous offre une peinture flamboyante des plus exquises, venant teinter les montagnes d’une fresque dorée.

A legend tells how the larch is the favorite tree of elves and fairies. In the old days, its branches were hung or its resin was burned to lure them. It was also said that its fragrance sharpened people's perception and allowed them to get in direct contact with their enchanted world. 

 The larch is considered the tree of light, and for many alpine people it stands for the lord of the mountains.

Its flower is used in making delicious jams, but also as a powerful therapeutic medicine, better known as Bach Larch Flower. This remedy helps to relax and gain self-confidence, to better distance oneself from one's problems.