Himalayan Blue Pine (Pinus wallichiana)

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

Bloom Color: Pink, 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

flavour and so is not much relished. — Seed - raw or cooked.; It has a very resinous flavour and so is not much relished.; The seed is quite small, to 7mm long.; The honeydew from aphid infested leaves is eaten as a manna.

Habitat & North American Range

The dominant species in drier areas, it is also found in secondary forest in wetter areas to 4300 metres. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)