Consider the Larch

Aka - Hackmatack, Eastern larch or American larch - Larix laricina – the Tamarack is one of my most favorite trees.

Girlfriend I were out woodcock hunting and happened upon a stunning stand of tamarack.

The tamarack is one of only three native North American larch species and is the most common.
An unusual species in that this larch sheds its needles in the fall like bald cypress. It turns a bright golden yellow just prior to shedding its needles.
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.

The tamarack is often found in association with black spruce, balsam fir and northern white cedar.

Large trees are rare as most old specimens were killed years ago by the larch sawfly.

The wood is heavy, hard and very durable in contact with soil. It is often used for posts, poles, ties, pulpwood and locally for timber.