Japanese White Pine (Pinus parviflora)

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

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Pyramidal, Spreading or horizontal.

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.; It is about 10mm long.; A vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product of other resins that are released from the pulpwood.

Habitat & North American Range

Mountains. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)