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Maritime sands and alluvium.

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Family: Pinaceae
Height: 10 m / 33 ft
Sun
Light, Medium Soil
Dry to Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 4 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 2 of 5
Other Uses: 4 of 5

Native Habitat

Italian Stone Pine, Umbrella Pine, Stone Pine Pinus pinea native habitat is Maritime sands and alluvium.

Edible Uses

Seed - raw or cooked. Rich in oil, the seed has a soft texture with a hint of resin in the flavour. It makes a delicious snack and can also be used as a staple food. The seeds are often added to ice cream, cakes, puddings etc. They can also be ground into a powder and used as a thickener and flavouring in soups etc. The seed is a good size, up to 20mm x 10mm, and is a major source of pine nuts in commerce. A vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product of other resins that are released from the pulpwood. Young pine cones can be ground into a powder and used as a flavouring.

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