lodgepole pine
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Lodgepole Pine
Pinus contorta
Lodgepole Pine
• Jack pine
• Needles short, 2/bundle
• Pole like trunk
• Dense stands
• Two varieties
• Alpine varieties less crowded, much larger trunks
Ecology
• Fire and beetle important mortality factors• Uniform stands a function of mortality by fire.
Older trees accumulate dead lower branches and old cones that are sealed by resin. Tremendous fuel capacity.
• Seed are only released at high temperatures• Ponderosa, Mule deer, Elk, Squirrels, chipmunks,
Ravens, Grouse and many other birds