{"id":307,"date":"2023-08-23T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/?p=307"},"modified":"2023-07-11T14:57:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T21:57:00","slug":"shore-pine-pinus-contorta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/shore-pine-pinus-contorta\/","title":{"rendered":"Shore pine (Pinus contorta)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_310\" class=\"wp-caption thumbnail alignleft\" style=\"width: 300px;\">\n    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-310 size-medium\" title=\"Photo Courtesy of Flickr Member Phil Smith: https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pjs-omi\/\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/coastaltourism\/files\/2017\/09\/Shorepine-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2774\/files\/2017\/09\/Shorepine.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2774\/files\/2017\/09\/Shorepine.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shore pine (Pinus contorta)<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shore pine and lodgepole pine are two different varieties of the species (<em>Pinus contorta<\/em>). In the Northwest, the coastal lowland form is called shore pine. Inland, mountain forms of this species are called lodgepole pine. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shore pine is found between Alaska and Northern California and typically colonizes infertile sites near sea level where other trees grow poorly, if at all. When grown in tough, windy locations, shore pine can be twisted and irregularly shaped (hence the name \u2018contorta\u2019). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although shore pine can live to be 250 years old, they are typically grow to between 20 and 35 feet in height due to the harsh conditions where they live. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Uses<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Native people used shore pine pitch medicinally and apply to open sores. Various pine species are used to treat arthritis, muscle pains, sores, wounds, and pains.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, the lumber is sometimes used for furniture or cabinets, sometimes as paneling or other finished products. Its inland sibling, the lodgepole pine, grows straight and tall, and was used by natives for the central pole in tepees. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Food<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nationwide, pines are second only to oaks in the food value to wildlife. They have nutritious, oily seeds that are favored by many birds and small mammals. Foliage is eaten by grouse, and deer; porcupines and small rodents eat the bark and wood.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shore pine and lodgepole pine are two different varieties of the species (Pinus contorta). In the Northwest, the coastal lowland form is called shore pine. Inland, mountain forms of this species are called lodgepole pine. 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