This document introduces three tree species found in Yellowstone and northern Utah: lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia), Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii), and subalpine fir (Abies lasciocarpa). It provides details on lodgepole pine, noting it is adapted to high severity fires, light demanding, produces serotinous cones, and its fire regime varies by location. Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir are typically associated, are shade bearing, and late successional.