Lodgepole pine is the strongest of the Western pines. It has relatively straight grain, white to yellow sapwood and light, reddish-brown heartwood. Relatively easy to work, it machines to a satin-like finish. Knots will not bleed through paint. It is used for interior panelling, joinery, structural timber and poles. In the structural sizes and grades, Lodgepole is included in the Spruce-Pine-Fir (South) species combination. It is also marketed and sold separately, or with Engelmann spruce in an ES-LP combination.