Question
Hi i just wanted to know if Juniper was a tree or shrub and is it called tamerac...and is it a hardwood/softwood.  Thank you

Answer
Tamarack is one of only three native North American larch species and is the most common. This larch sheds its needles in the fall like baldcypress. Tamarack is the most cold-hardy of any native tree and has the strongest wood of all the conifers. Tamarack also has the widest range of all the North American conifers.

Common Names: Alaska larch, alerce americano, American larch, Amerikaanse lariks, amerikansk lark, amerikansk svart-gran, black larch, Eastern Canadian larch, eastern larch, epinette rouge, hackmatack, hacmack, juniper, Kanada-lark, ka-neh-tens, meleze d'Amerique, red larch, tamarac, tamarac meieze occidental

Habitat:  Tamarack has one of the widest ranges of all North American conifers.

Description:  a small- to medium-sized deciduous conifer extending from the Atlantic to central Alaska.