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lodgepole spruce

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a slim, straight pine, Pinus contorta var. latifolia, common in the Rocky Mountain region, so called because the young trees make good lodgepoles.

See: lodgepole pine

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1937

Masts of lodge-pole spruce are cut, and sails from tarps and tent floors rigged for each canoe.