Pinus contorta

Lodgepole Pine
Pinus contorta

Family: Pine (Pinaceae)
AKA: Shore Pine, Twisted Pine
Photo taken on: June 22, 2007
Location: Snodgrass Mountain, GV, CO
Life Zones: Foothills to subalpine
Habitat: Dry slopes, burned areas

Can grow to 90ft. Trunks are tall and straight. Bark on mature trees is gray with orange beneath.arrow

a tree

Pinus contorta


Needles are twisted in pairs and grow around the branches.

A tree is predominantly male or female. Pollen producing male cones are shown below. A female, which is up 2" long, with spines on the scales at left.

a tree

Flora of North America reference.

Trees