If the tree is small or shrubby, and it grows near sea level, it is
Shore Pine
Beach Pine
Pinus contorta var. contorta
If the tree is larger, or if it grows inland above 3,000 ft. elevation, it is
Lodgepole Pine
Tamarac Pine
Pinus contorta var. murrayana
In the cascades north of the columbia river is the
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine
Pinus contorta var. latifolia
In the acid, hardpan soils near Mendocino, California, is a pigmy variety called
Bolander Pine
Pinus contorta var. bolanderi
