Lodgepole Pine

The lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta, also called shore pine or twisted pine, is an evergreen conifer native to western North America, growing from coastal dunes and bogs to dry montane forests and the subalpine zone, though it is uncommon in lowland rain forest. Its serotinous cones, which stay sealed with resin until opened by the heat of a forest fire, allow the species to regenerate rapidly and often dominate large stands after wildfire.