A Chief Joseph Lodgepole Pine Named Fred
Heatherwood Winter
Chief Joseph lodgepole pines are major stars in Heatherwood’s winter garden. During the winter their needles turn brilliant yellow. Soon they will start to transition in the spring into their light green summer color. Mahonia Repens creeping Oregon grape encircles the Chief Joseph with its dark purple colored leaves.
This little Chief Joseph is named Fred. Mary enjoyed our first Chief Joseph, planted in 2019, so much that we planted our second one in 2020. She still was not satisfied, and we looked for another in 2021. Alas, we could not find one from our regular nursery suppliers. She didn’t give up and found one on line and ordered it. When it arrived she selected where she wanted it planted. She supervised her “in-house” gardener to plant it just right. She named it Fred. Now, three years later, it is thriving.
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