Larch sampling sites are Aletsch (ALE), Lötschental (LOE), Simmental (SIT) and Simplon (SIP) in the Swiss Alps. The majority of tree-ring series originates from LOE (110 series, 1258–2004 period), followed by SIP (39, 735–1510 period), ALE (21, 1792–1974 period) and SIT (10, 1681–1986 period). Locations of the non-host (fir and spruce) Lauenen and Tyrol chronologies used for comparison are indicated with triangles.