Cerro Potosi Pinyon (Pinus culminicola)

Family: Pinaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Pinus culminicola is an evergreen Tree growing to 5 m (16ft 5in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. It is in leaf all year, and the seeds ripen in October. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and is pollinated by Wind. The plant is not self-fertile.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

rich seed has a resinous flavour. — Seed - raw or cooked.; The oil-rich seed has a resinous flavour.; A vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product of other resins that are released from the pulpwood.

Habitat & North American Range

Found only in one site on a mountain in Nuevo Leon in Mexico, growing in cloud forest above 3,000 metres. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)