Japanese Red Pine (Pinus densiflora)

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

Bloom Color: Yellow. Form: Oval.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Flowers, Bark/Inner Bark

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

rich seed has a slightly resinous flavour. — Seed - raw or cooked.; Quite small, it is only 4mm long.; The oil-rich seed has a slightly resinous flavour.; The male catkins can be eaten.

Habitat & North American Range

Hills and low mountains all over Japan. Coastal regions to mountains, lakesides and rocky hillsides from near sea level to 900 metres. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)