Lodgepole Pine

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Lodgepole Pine Details:

Mature Height	70 to 80 feet
Mature Spread	20 to 25 feet
Soil Type	Widely adaptable
Moisture	Well drained
Mature Form	Pyramidal
Growth Rate	Medium
Sun Exposure	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flower Color	N/A
Fall Color	Evergreen
Foliage Color	Green
Zones	4-8

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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