Soledad Pine (Pinus torreyana)

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

Bloom Color: Purple, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

rich seed has a pleasant nutty flavour with a hint of resin. — Seed - raw or cooked.; The oil-rich seed has a pleasant nutty flavour with a hint of resin.; It is gathered in quantity from wild trees and eaten raw or roasted.; Rather large, the seeds are up to 25mm long with a thick, hard shell.

Habitat & North American Range

Low coastal bluffs. This species is only found in one narrow belt by the coast just north of San Diego and on Santa Rossa Island. (Zone 8)