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§1 Plant

Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon

vernacular lodgepole pine — species · Pinaceae

USDA
PICO
GBIF
5285750
Rank
species
lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta)
Platephotograph · Alison NorthupCC BY source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Gymnosperm
Family
Pinaceae Spreng. ex Rudolphi
Genus
Pinus
§2a

Native status, by region

  • AK Alaska Native
  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 181 counties across 11 states/territories
Legend Native · 181 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
High
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
Low
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
Low
CaCO₃
High
Hedging
Medium
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-70 °F minimum
Frost-free days
100 min.
Precipitation
18–25 in/yr
pH range
6.2–7.5
Root depth
20 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Stem
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Long
Mature height
99 ft
Height @ 20 y
30 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Dense
Porosity (winter)
Dense
Flower colour
Yellow
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Mid Summer
Seed abundance
High
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Rapid
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
94,000
Propagation
seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Low
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Low
Lumber
Yes
Fuelwood
Medium
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 181 counties across 11 states/territories.

Alaska view state ↗ 5 N ▾
California view state ↗ 31 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 29 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Nevada view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 29 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Utah view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 28 N ▾
Wyoming view state ↗ 16 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/PICO ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5285750 ↗

Record version

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