While one common name for them may be Lodgepole, in most gardens around Portland the species name of contorta makes a lot more sense. The...Read Morey twist, bend and lean even in sheltered city gardens, making great focal points. Mine is probably original to the house, so 50-60 years old, lightly wider than it is tall, 10 to 14 feet. Thankfully I'm not allergic to the pollen since I disturb great clouds of it when mowing!
often called Lodgepole pines since form large monogeneric colonies of amazingly straight up and down trees with little diameter change fr...Read Moreom top to bottom. Needles are in pairs.
This species of pine seems to be the first choice for some bark beetles, such as the Mountain Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae... bores into the trees leaving toothpick-diameter holes, often with sap pouring out, and sets up shop in the sensitive phloem layer, laying eggs and allowing bluestain fungi to attack the tree.
While one common name for them may be Lodgepole, in most gardens around Portland the species name of contorta makes a lot more sense. The...Read More
often called Lodgepole pines since form large monogeneric colonies of amazingly straight up and down trees with little diameter change fr...Read More