Scientific Name:	Pinus contorta var. latifolia
Pronunciation:	PYE-nus kun-TORE-tuh variety lat-ih-FOE-lee-uh
Common Name:	interior lodgepole pine (seedling)
Family Name:	Pinaceae
Plant Type:	Conifer
Key ID Features:	Seedlings with 3-6 cotyledons, 1.2 to 3 cm long; needles 2 (rarely 3) per fascicle, mostly 4 to 8 cm long.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293, Level 3 Apprenticeship

Habit: Upright Form: Pyramidal - narrowly Texture: Mature Size: Height: 22 - 30m Spread: Origin: B.C. east of Cascades, Canada - central, U.S. - northwest Hardiness Rating: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 C) Exposure: Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Bog Landscape Uses: Forestry Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Needle-like Arrangement: Fascicles Texture/ Venation: Surfaces: Colour in Summer: Green, Dark-green, Green-yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Acicular Margins: Additional Info: In pairs; 2.5-8 cm long; stiff, very sharp point, spirally twisted, sharp teeth on margins.

Inflorescence Type: n/a Flower Morphology: Monoecious plant Colour (petals): Flower Time at Peak:

Fruit Type: Cone (winged seeds) Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Form once plant is over 5 years old.

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Ectomycorrhizae

Propagation:	Seed
Pest Susceptibility:	Deer resistant, Drought resistant, Rust, Scale insects
Specific Pests:	Sawfly

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse (NRY) NuRserY Location Map

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