Northern Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)

Family: Pinaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

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

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring is obtained as a by-product of other resins that are released from the pulpwood. — A vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product of other resins that are released from the pulpwood.

Habitat & North American Range

Sandy or barren plains and dry gravelly uplands, occasionally in cold deep swamps. It is most abundant in the coastal region south of Massachusetts. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)