Lodgepole Pine
Lodgepole Pine
The Pine, Lodgepole, Pinus contorta v. latifolia, is a species which grows throughout the west, as far north as the Yukon and south to Baja California. It ranges east to the Black Hills of South Dakota and west all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Lodgepole Pine has a long, slender, pole-like trunk with a short, narrow, cone shaped crown, or it can remain small with broad, rounded crown. Its name refers to the use by American Indians of the slender trunks as poles for their conical tents or tepees. Lodgepole pine trees vary in growth rate, depending upon location. Known as black pine, it can be quite ornamental when young and is valuable to wildlife. Lodgepole pine does best in full to light shade and adapts to a variety of soil types.
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