Siberian Pine (Pinus cembra sibirica)

Family: Pinaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Also known as Pinus sibirica. Pinus cembra subsp. sibirica (Du Tour) Krylov is a synonym of Pinus sibirica Du Tour.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

rich seed has a delicious flavour with a slight taste of turpentine. — Seed - raw or cooked.; An important local food source in Siberia and China, the oil-rich seed has a delicious flavour with a slight taste of turpentine.; A reasonable size, it is about 10mm x 8 mm.; A vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product of other resins that are released from the pulpwood.

Habitat & North American Range

Wet situations. Mountains, river basins; 800-2400 m. Heilongjiang (Tuqiang), Nei Mongol, Xinjiang (Kazakstan, Mongolia, E Russia]. (Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6)