lodgepole pine

[ loj-pohl ]

/ ˈlɒdʒˌpoʊl /

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noun

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

the wood of this tree, used as timber.

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Origin of lodgepole pine

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; lodge + pole¹

Our first assignment wasn’t a wildfire but a cleanup project at Devils Postpile National Monument in the eastern Sierra Nevada, where a historic windstorm had been severe enough to uproot a distressing number of mature lodgepole pines.
How to Find Zen by Splitting and Stacking Wood|Martin Fritz Huber|March 1, 2021|Outside Online
Lodgepole pine has been shown to have a great value for telephone and telegraph poles when treated with preservatives.
Our National Forests|Richard H. Douai Boerker
It was a lodgepole pine sixty or seventy feet away and several feet lower than my stand, on the side of a moraine.
Watched by Wild Animals|Enos A. Mills
The meadow, bordered by red and white fir and Jeffrey and lodgepole pine, offers an attractive but cold campsite.
Guide to Yosemite|Ansel Hall

The trail now leads almost level through lodgepole pine and fir forests, emerging suddenly at the foot of Long Meadow.
Guide to Yosemite|Ansel Hall
We turn left, passing thru a beautiful forest of Jeffrey pine, lodgepole pine and fir.
Guide to Yosemite|Ansel Hall