Pin Cherry
Prunus pensylvanica Small tree Zones 2–7 15–40 ft
Shares sandy barrens and rocky ground in the wild.
A native we do not grow
Lodgepole Pine
Pinus contorta. Large tree, 20 to 80 feet where planted, zones 2 to 8; full sun; dry, average or wet ground.
We do not grow lodgepole pine, and it is not in our shop. This page gathers what our tools say about it and the natives we grow for the same ground.
At a glance
| Other names | Shore pine, beach pine, coast pine, Sierra lodgepole pine, Sierra-Cascade lodgepole pine, Rocky Mountain lodgepole pine, interior lodgepole pine, tall lodgepole pine, Bolander pine, twisted-branch pine, tamarack pine |
|---|---|
| Form | Large tree |
| Height, feet | 20 to 80 where planted; up to 151 in its native stands |
| Spread, feet | Up to 35 |
| Zones | 2 to 8 |
| Sun | Full sun |
| Soil moisture | Dry, average or wet ground |
| Growth | Fast |
| Leaves | Evergreen |
| Traits | Wildlife value, erosion control |
| Pollen | May to July |
| Fruit | Cones, August to October |
| First crop | 5 to 10 years (15 to 20 in dense stands) |
| Pollination | Not known whether one bears alone |
| Lifespan | The oldest tree dated by its rings reached 628 years. Only a tiny share of trees has ever been ring-counted or cross-dated. |
| Black walnut | Not named on the Morton Arboretum's lists |
| Ground | The coast, sandy barrens, rocky ground, swamps and wet flats |
| Native in | 11 states |
Lodgepole pine is native in 11 states: Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The states are the USDA PLANTS Database's records, with the native range read from Silvics of North America.
What our tools say
How fast it grows and how big it gets, by site Whether it suits your zone, sun and soil How far from a house, wires and a septic field What grows with it in the wild and in a yard When to plant it where you live When it sheds pollen and bears cones, month by month How to sow its seed, with dates for your place Whether one you have can be moved, and what the move takes How old one is, from its trunk How a big one scores against the champion trees
For the same ground, we grow
These trees we grow share the most of lodgepole pine's natural communities in the wild, by the companion species tool's rules.
Common Hoptree (Wafer Ash)
Ptelea trifoliata Small tree Zones 4–9 10–20 ft
Shares sandy barrens and rocky ground in the wild.
Read from
Its figures come from Silvics of North America, the Forest Service's Fire Effects Information System, the Woody Plant Seed Manual, the USDA PLANTS Database, NC State Extension, the Wildflower Center, Cal Poly's SelecTree, Oregon State University's Landscape Plants, Utah State University Extension, the Jepson eFlora, Rocky Mountain Tree-Ring Research and the Gymnosperm Database.