lodgepole pine
Also known as: beach pine; shore pine; twisted-branch pine
A medium to large conical or domed conifer, up to 25m high, with thick, fissured bark and often twisted young shoots. The yellowish-green needle-like leaves are up to 5cm long, arranged in pairs and sometimes twisted. Yellowish-brown, conical to ovoid cones, up to 5cm long, are borne in pairs or clusters; cone scales have a slender spine that may wear away with time
Scientific classification
- Species
- lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta)
- Genus
- Pinus
- Family
- Pinaceae
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- Toxicity
- Conifers · Trees
- Plant type
- Higher than 12 metres
- Height
- wider than 8 metres
- Spread
- Evergreen
- Foliage
- Columnar upright
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of lodgepole pine
Distribution map
Western Northern America
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of lodgepole pine
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lodgepole pine care guide
- Deep occasional watering, let soil drain freely
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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Watering
Deep occasional watering, let soil drain freely
Fertilizing
FertilizingLight slow release conifer feed in spring
Pruning
PruningNone required
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by seed
Growing
GrowingGrow in a well drained, acid or neutral soil. See Trees: buying and planting specimens
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus and needle cast diseases
Pests
May be susceptible to adelgids, conifer aphid, sawfly larvae, and pine shoot moth
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