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About Lodgepole Pine



What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin
Western United States, Canada

Types
Bolander's beach pine, Bolander pine, Shore pine

Number of Varieties
2 100

Habitat
All sorts of environments

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999

AHS Heat Zone
8-1

Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Habit
Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
610.00 cm 53

Minimum Width
460.00 cm 43

Plant Color

Flower Color
-

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring
-

Leaf Color in Summer
-

Leaf Color in Fall
-

Leaf Color in Winter
-

Shape

Leaf Shape
Needle like

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun

Growth Rate
Medium

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
-

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground

How to Plant?
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Alternate Days

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained

Sun Exposure
Full Sun

Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Blight, Mealybugs, Rust, Sawfly Larvae, Scale

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
No

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
-

Foliage Sheen
-

Evergreen
No

Invasive
Sometimes

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
-

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
Joint pain, Muscle Pain, Pain killer, Rheumatism, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant

Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in construction

Used As Indoor Plant
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PINUS contorta var latifolia

Common Name
Lodgepole Pine, shore pine, twisted pine, contorta pine

In Hindi
Lodgepole pine

In German
Drehkiefer

In French
Le pin tordu

In Spanish
pino Lodgepole

In Greek
lodgepole πεύκων

In Portuguese
Lodgepole pine

In Polish
lodgepole sosna

In Latin
contorta pinus

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Pinophyta

Class
Pinopsida

Order
Pinales

Family
Pinaceae

Genus
Pinus

Clade
-

Tribe
-

Subfamily
-

Number of Species
5 100

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Properties of Lodgepole Pine

Want to know the properties of Lodgepole Pine? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Lodgepole Pine is a non flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Lodgepole Pine Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Lodgepole Pine Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Lodgepole Pine. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Lodgepole Pine physical information is as follows: 610.00 cm tall and 460.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Needle like. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Lodgepole Pine

Taking Lodgepole Pine Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Lodgepole Pine include pruning, which should be done Prune for shortening long shoots. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Lodgepole Pine

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Lodgepole Pine is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Lodgepole Pine is a very important plant from Needled Scale. There are 2 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Bolander's beach pine, Bolander pine, Shore pine. This plant's habitat is All sorts of environments and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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