Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta)

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Lodgepole pine occupies 2.3 million acres in Idaho and grows under a wide range of conditions. It can be found in all the provinces except the Intermountain and Great Plains. It occurs in pure or mixed species stands. The amount of lodgepole pine cover type in Idaho has decreased slightly during recent decades. Fire, mountain pine beetle, and dwarf mistletoe are three important disturbance agents which greatly affect growth and development of lodgepole pine forests. The age of these forests on the whole are greater now than typically in the past, which has provided abundant food for mountain pine beetles.

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