Lodgepole pine, with probably the widest range of environmental tolerance of any conifer in North America, grows in association with many plant species (30,50,59,60). The lodgepole pine forest type is the third most extensive commercial forest type in the Rocky Mountains.
Needles occur in pairs and are 1.2 to 2.4 inches long with sharp ends.
Bark is thin and scaly and colored orange-brown to gray.
Cones vary in shape from short and cylindrical to egg-shaped, 1.6 to 2.4 inches long with sharp, flat scales on the ends and often occur in clusters.
Needles occur in pairs and are 1.2 to 2.4 inches long with sharp ends.
Bark is thin and scaly and colored orange-brown to gray.
Cones vary in shape from short and cylindrical to egg-shaped, 1.6 to 2.4 inches long with sharp, flat scales on the ends and often occur in clusters.
LINKS
http://www.idahoforests.org/lodgpole.htm
http://forestry.about.com/od/conifers/tp/Pinus_contorta.htm
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/trees/handbook/th-3-165.pdf