lodgepoles
Tipi structural beams
Lodgepoles are tall, slender pine trees native to western North America, named because their straight trunks were used by Native Americans for building lodges and tepees.
The term usually refers to the lodgepole pine specifically, though lodgepole can describe any pole used in constructing a lodge: The forest was thick with lodgepoles.
Cone-bearing tree
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- needlesSlender pointed instruments
- resinViscous plant secretion
- conesTapering geometric solids
bark · trunk · straight · slender · cone-bearing · twisted · elevation · adaptation
conifer
Cone-bearing tree
cones · bark · trunk · straight · slender · cone-bearing · twisted · elevation · adaptation · seedlings
coniferous
Producing woody cones
subalpine · ecosystem · habitat · wildlife · canopy · understory · grove · stand · thicket · fire-adapted
lumber
Sawn wood for building
rafters · framing · construction · sawmill · carpentry · softwood · woodwork · planks · joists · milling
lodgepolescrossbeams
Horizontal structural supports
lintels · crossbars · floor joists · sills · rafters
- lodgepole pineStraight-trunked mountain conifer