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unusual facts about Lodgepole Pine



Nazko Cone

White spruce was surprisingly common, although severely stunted, whereas Lodgepole Pine was not.

Pingree Park, Colorado

In 1890, a forest fire engulfed most of the area around the park destroying the Ponderosa pine forest and resulting in the proliferation of Lodgepole pine and Aspen (the current dominant species in the park).

Scottish Crossbill

The Scottish Crossbill breeds in the native Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), Caledonian forests of the Scottish Highlands, but (perhaps surprisingly), often also in forestry plantations of exotic conifers, notably Larch (Larix decidua and L. kaempferi) and Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta).

Tête Jaune Cache, British Columbia

Tête Jaune Cache is an ecologically rich forest habitat for trees including Lodgepole pine, Trembling Aspen, Western red cedar, Paper birch and Douglas fir; wildlife such as Moose, Cougar, Wolverine, Black bears, Grizzly bears, Lynx, Beaver, and Marten.


see also

Anthonomus phyllocola

Anthonomus phyllocola is a weevil and a major pest of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) in Scandinavia.

Pinus contorta

Suillus tomentosus, a fungus, produces specialized structures called tuberculate ectomycorrhizae with the roots of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia).

murrayana — Tamarack pine, or Sierra lodgepole pine; Cascade Ranges from Washington into Northern California, the Sierra Nevada, the Transverse Ranges of Southern California (including the San Bernardino Mountains), the Peninsular Ranges into northern Baja California, and the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada.