Lodgepole pine
Lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta
tree☀️ full-sun🪴 well-drained📏 tall🌡️ RHS H7
📋Quick Facts
Height
15.0-25.0m
Spread
5.0-8.0m
Growth
🐢 Slow
Takes time to establish
Maintenance
Low maintenance
Minimal pruning and care needed
Water
💧💧 Average watering
Hardiness
Zone 4-7
About
Fast-growing pine tolerant of poor soils.
Top tip
Lodgepole pine is tough and fast; good for shelterbelts, but give it space to spread.
Also known as: Lodgepole pine, Sosna wydmowa (lodgepole), Pinheiro-torcido, Pin tordu, Pino contorto, Lodgepole-den, Drehkiefer, Pino torcido
Pest Resilience
4/5 — Good resilience
Few significant pests; mountain pine beetle not a major issue in UK/Ireland.
Visual Characteristics
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Culinary
Culinary Use
Pine needle tea, inner bark flour, young shoots as seasoning, infused vinegar, pine nut harvesting
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Cones
Produces cones
The lodgepole pine year in your garden
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How to Propagate
🌰Seed
Easy✂️Cutting
Moderate🌿Layering
Moderate🔗Grafting
AdvancedHardiness Zones
H1a (tender)H7 (very hardy)
RHS H7
USDA 4–5 equivalent