Scrub Pine (Pinus virginiana)

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

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

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Rich in oil with a resinous flavour. — Seed - raw or cooked.; Rich in oil with a resinous flavour.; The seed is very small and fiddly to utilize, it is only about 4mm long.; A vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product of other resins that are released from the pulpwood.

Habitat & North American Range

Barrens and sterile soils at low elevations from 50 - 850 metres. Found in a variety of soils, the best specimens grow in moderate to well-drained clay, loam or sandy soils. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)