Pinaceae
Lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta
Also known as Tamarack pine, Shore pine, Twisted pine
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Pine · Evergreen · Conifer · Windbreak · Fast-Growing · Cold Hardy · North American Native · Landscape Tree · Wildlife Habitat · Pinaceae
Lodgepole pine is a fast-growing, adaptable evergreen conifer ideal for large landscapes, windbreaks, and naturalistic plantings in cooler climates. Plant it in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soil; once established it is largely self-sufficient and very cold-hardy. Minimal pruning is needed beyond removing dead or damaged branches, making it one of the easiest conifers to maintain.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Deep, infrequent watering; soak root zone thoroughly and allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 14-21 days once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.2–7.5
- Temperature
- 0°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Idaho, Ireland, Italy, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nevada, New South Wales, Northwest Territorie
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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