| Scientific Name: | Pinus contorta var. latifolia |
| Common Name: | interior lodgepole pine (seedling) |
| Family Name: | Pinaceae |
| Origin: | B.C. east of Cascades, Canada - central, U.S. - northwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Conifer |
| Mature Size: | 15 - 22m x 5 - 7m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Pyramidal - narrowly |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Forestry |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Bog |
| Leaves: | Needle-like, Fascicles, Prickly, Glabrous, Acicular |
| Flowers: | May-Jun |
| Fruit: | Cone (winged seeds), Brown |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Branching random, contorted; needles 2 (rarely 3) per fascicle, (4-)5-8cm long x (0.7-)1-2(-3)mm wide, twisted, all surfaces with fine stomatal lines, margins finely serrulate; male cones in clusters of 30-50, bright yellow, May-Jun; seed cones spikey and serotinous, most broadly ovate when mature, (2-)3-6(-7.5)cm long, tan to pale red-brown, symmetrical or with off-centre axis, peristent; seeds 4-5mm long, black, wing 10-14mm; seedlings with 3-6 cotyledons, 1.2-3cm long. <a href ='https://www.conifers.org/pi/Pinus_contorta.php' target='_blank'>Conifers.org</a> | |