Pinus contorta
lodgepole pine
Silviculture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual, USFS)
From
Virginia Tech w/Photos
(Big List courtesy of VT Dendrology)
Species
Documentation and Data
(The BEST conifer data on the Internet, Gymnosperm
Database, Editor C. J. Earle)
North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry)
The Great American
Coniferous Forest
(courtesy About Forestry)
Recent Champion: 133' height, 31' spread, 132" circumf., Valley
County, Idaho
National
Register of Big Trees
Lodgepole
Pine Images
(courtesy of ForestryImages.org)
Buy a
lodgepole pine Online
(Nurseries selling seedlings online)
Range Map
-The native range of lodgepole pine, USFS.
Quick Stats
Common Names: Beach pine, bird's-eye pine, black pine, Bolander's pine,
coast pine, contorta pijn, contorta pijn, contorta pine, contorta tall, contorta-tall, cypress, drehkiefer, Henderson pine, jack
pine, knotty pine, lodgepole kiefer, lodgepole pijn, lodgepole pine, Mexican contorta pine, murray kiefer, Murray pine,
north-coast scrub pine, pin de murray, pin lodgepole, pino contorcido, pino contorta, prickly pine, Rocky Mountain
lodgepole pine, sand pine, scrub pine, shore pine, Sierra lodgepole pine, spruce pine, tamarack, tamarack pine,
twisted pine, twisted-branch pine, western jack-pine, western scrub pine, white pine.
Habitat: Although the coastal form grows mainly between sea level and 610 m (2,000 ft), the inland form is found from 490 to 3660 m (1,600 to 12,000 ft).
Description: Lodgepole pine trees vary in growth rate, depending upon location.
Uses: 8-foot studs, knotty pine paneling, shelving, cabinetry, interior finish, fence posts, corral rails, tramsmission or telephone poles, house logs, veneer, plywood, pulpwood and firewood.
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