Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) is the most widespread pine species in North America; ranging from the Yukon to California’s Baja. The Latin part of its scientific name “contorta” refers to ...

Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) grows in the Rocky Mountains, from Alaska to northern New Mexico, in the Black Hills and on the Pacific Coast. Poles of this tree were used by Native Americans for ...

With the widest range of all of the pine species in the southeastern United States, ... but many lodgepole pines tend to be smaller. 13. of 13. Ponderosa Pine . Brett Monroe Garner / Getty Images.

In the category of conifers, lodgepole pine has plenty company, including larch, cedar, fir, spruce and the famous giant sequoia. Advertisement 4 Story continues below ...

Lodgepole and foxtail pine are commonly found above timberline, but the Jeffrey stood out as “not belonging there.” The hike resulted in a new elevation record for the Jeffrey pine, ...