Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta

A look at the Lodgepole Pine going through the various staged of life commonly seen with this tree.

[@brittanyjerlinga855]

This rocks. Thank you for being so thorough and telling the story of the lodgepole's life.

[@shanesheffield6346]

Saw these when I was on vacation in Colorado they remind me a lot of the jack pine that’s found here in Minnesota

[@EmeraldForester777]

I love love LOVE this species, even though I’m east coast

[@whatgrows]

I bet they would grow well on the east coast as well if you have room for a 100' tree that is.

[@raphlvlogs271]

they were also introduced to various places outside of North America due to their resilience to harsh poor conditions

[@whatgrows]

It would be interesting to see how big they can get in a very favorable location such as New Zealand or something similar.

[@raphlvlogs271]

these plants can 1 day possibly help humans terraform Mars or other planets