lodgepole pine

American  

[loj-pohl] / ˈlɒdʒˌpoʊl /

noun

1. a tall, narrow, slow-growing coniferous tree, Pinus contorta, of western North America, having egg-shaped cones that remain closed for years.

2. the wood of this tree, used as timber.

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Etymology

Origin of lodgepole pine

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; lodge + pole ¹

Example Sentences

Forests with few tree species pose considerably higher risk of being damaged and especially vulnerable is the introduced lodgepole pine.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

Lacking that natural patchwork, thick stands of Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir and lodgepole pine were primed for ignition when lighting sparked the Tripod complex.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2023

Why not give a gift that smells like the holidays — lodgepole pine, granite, meadow dew and fresh chopped wood to be exact — and supports our national parks?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2021

So constant was Indigenous burning in the northern Rockies that a variety of lodgepole pine evolved to have cones with scales glued shut by a sticky goo.

From National Geographic • Dec. 17, 2020

Fifteen years after the eruption, the ravaged slopes were dotted with trees and woody shrubs: red alder, lodgepole pine, willow bush.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann