How to Use lodgepole pine in a Sentence

lodgepole pine

noun
  • The couple did splurge on the ceiling, which is clad in lodgepole pine.
    — Kim Palmer, Star Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020
  • To complicate things further, the resin of lodgepole pine is flammable.
    — Bill Weir, CNN, 12 Feb. 2022
  • The Backyard has a lot of lodgepole pine trees that were killed by the mountain pine beetle.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
  • That was primarily in lodgepole pine.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Several of its common species, like black spruce, and jack and lodgepole pines, cannot procreate without fire.
    — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Mature lodgepole pines have been broken by the blast, undermined and then washed away by the geyser's massive discharge.
    — Drew Broach, NOLA.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Fuel reduction work will focus on removing dead and live lodgepole pines.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The trail passes through burn areas from massive wildfires, now sprinkled with young lodgepole pines and wildflowers.
    — Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The lodgepole pine, for instance, begins producing viable seeds at 5 to 10 years old.
    — Kristen Pope, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2018
  • The lodgepole pine, for instance, begins producing viable seeds at 5 to 10 years old.
    — Kristen Pope, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2018
  • The trail continues to climb easily but steadily, through a lodgepole pine forest, with limited views.
    — Danika Worthington, The Know, 19 June 2020
  • Nathan Gill trims weeds in a seed tray his team is using to study the germination and survival of lodgepole pine and Douglas fir seeds.
    — Kristen Pope, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2018
  • Regardless of your route, the whole way is lined with Douglas fir and lodgepole pine, sparkling alpine lakes, and the jagged peaks that gave the Sawtooths their name.
    — Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The wildfire is churning through forests of conifer and lodgepole pine wracked by drought this year followed by a long-running heat wave that has left much of the high-desert ecosystem parched and primed to burn.
    — oregonlive, 15 July 2021
  • For instance, lodgepole pines, a staple tree of the Western United States, need the heat from wildfires to release their seeds.
    — Kendra Pierre-Louis, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2019
  • During the state’s earliest days, a strange, deadly disease emerged from these dark lodgepole pine forests, striking down settlers with a black rash and raging infection.
    — Megan Molteni, Wired, 12 Feb. 2020
  • The distinctive light green of aspen leaves in summer, set off from the deep greens of conifers such as lodgepole pines, frequently marks the zones where winter snow is unstable and tends to avalanche.
    — Michael C Grant, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
  • So constant was Indigenous burning in the northern Rockies that a variety of lodgepole pine evolved to have cones with scales glued shut by a sticky goo.
    — Kiliii Yüyan, History & Culture, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Most of those other species — Sitka spruce, lodgepole pine, black cottonwood — originated in Alaska.
    — Author: Henry Fountain, Alaska Dispatch News, 21 Oct. 2017
  • In the early aughts, aided by worsening climate change, lodgepole pine forests were devastated by invasive bark beetles and massive wildfires.
    — Lauren Markham, Wired, 9 Oct. 2021
  • In the Himalayan Garden, a lone lodgepole pine shades attractive Himalayan blue poppies, lilies and rhododendrons.
    — Jeanine Barone, The Know, 23 Feb. 2020
  • Jonsson and his volunteers then plant the appropriate species for the plot — birch, Sitka spruce, lodgepole pine, Russian larch or other species.
    — Author: Henry Fountain, Alaska Dispatch News, 21 Oct. 2017
  • State and federal foresters say this outbreak looks different from the massive lodgepole pine die-off that swept through Colorado in the early 2000s.
    — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Her research — and the coming murals — is focused on Yellowstone’s lodgepole pine forests, which are projected to burn more frequently, leaving vistas more open and meadow-filled.
    — Mike Koshmrl, chicagotribune.com, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Colter Bay campground is nestled in a forest of lodgepole pine near the shores of Jackson Lake, offering stunning views of the Teton range reflected in the cold, clear waters.
    — Joshua Gunter, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The home itself is built from lodgepole pine native to the Northern Rocky Mountains and features a two-story waterfall and trout stream in the entryway, according to the listing.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Tucked neatly into the Granite Ridge subdivision, the 6,414-square-foot residence sits on over half an acre of rugged land dotted with towering lodgepole pine trees.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Traffic patterns aside, Tioga Road’s reopening is a relief for high country lovers eager for easy access to the subalpine meadows and blue lakes nestled between granite domes and towering lodgepole pines.
    — Cari Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
  • Popular species for Christmas trees at Inyo National Forest include lodgepole pine, western juniper and white fir, officials said.
    — Sacbee.com, 22 Nov. 2025
  • The Bootleg Fire is churning through forests of ponderosa and lodgepole pine wracked by drought this year followed by a long-running heat wave that has left much of the high-desert ecosystem parched and primed to burn, the Oregonian reported.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 16 July 2021

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