Jeffrey Pine (Pinus jeffreyi)

Family: Pinaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Oval, Pyramidal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Sap/Syrup

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

rich seed has a resinous flavour and is about 10 - 12mm long. — Seed - raw or cooked.; The oil-rich seed has a resinous flavour and is about 10 - 12mm long.; The crystallised sap has been gathered and eaten like candy.; A vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product of other resins that are released from the pulpwood.

Habitat & North American Range

Usually found on dry and exposed slopes, 1800 - 2700 metres in California. Found on a variety of soils, but growing best in those that are deep and well-drained. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)