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![Lodgepole Pine in yard](/Images/trees/Pinus/Pinus_contorta-2008-05-06_08-21-10.jpg) My first year I put in a double curved row of lodgepole in my yard. These trees are about seven years old. ***

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta var latifolia

![Three year old Lodge pole](/Images/trees/Pinus/Pinus_contorta-2008-09-30_12-53-22.jpg) Three foot lodgepole pine. ***

Lodgepole pine is Jack's older brother. Not quite as wild. Most of the time will follow the straight and narrow.

Lodgepole makes a good row tree for about 30 years. Then the bottom branches start to look a bit ratty. Set it far enough back from the road or driveway so that when the bottom starts to look bad, you can put a row of something shrubby in front of them to hide the lower bit.

![Six year old Lodge pole](/Images/trees/Pinus/Pinus_contorta-2008-10-03_16-51-38.jpg) 18 inch lodgepole pine. ***

Lodgepole make a good tree for lining a driveway, as part of a shelterbelt, or as a support for christmas lights to decorate your place during the Yuletide season.

Plant about 12 feet apart to leave room for growth. Put a shrub of contrasting color between each one, perhaps a buckthorn or ninebark.

Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta latifolia
Location Potsize Height Count Price
PE04 #2 Std trade pot 10-12 in. 300 Not Ready
PC02 #2 Stuewe tall pot 20-24 in. 50 $13.00
PA6 #2 Stuewe tall pot 24-32 in. 62 $16.00
NC3 15 cell styro 10-12 in. 190 $6.00
NA3 15 cell styro 6-11 in. 190 $6.00
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