Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Edible Wild Plants/Pine Nuts

Pine Nuts StonePine.jpg Pine nuts are the edible seeds of pine trees. About 20 species of pine produce seeds large enough to be worth harvesting; in other pines the seeds are also edible, but are too small to be of value as a human food. The nuts are located at the base of the scales of the cones. Temperate areas of North America, Europe, and Asia. Fall Pine nuts can be eaten raw or baked into a casserole.