Pinus pinea, the Italian stone pine or Mediterranean stone pine, is a tree from the pine family, Pinaceae. The tree is native to the Mediterranean region, occurring in Southern Europe and the Levant.
Pinus pinea Wellington Botanic Gardens
Stone pine in Brissago, on Lake Maggiore, Switzerland
Bark of a stone pine, Pisa
Pine nuts, also called piñón, pinoli, or pignoli, are the edible seeds of pines. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, only 29 species provide edible nuts, while 20 are traded locally or
Pinus pinea
…millennia ago, and is also naturalized in the Canary Islands, South Africa and New South Wales. Stone pines have been used and cultivated for their edible pine nuts since prehistoric times. They are widespread in horticultural cultivation as ornamental trees, planted in gardens and parks around the world. This plant…
Shelled European pine (Pinus pinea) nuts
Shelled Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) nuts
Stone pine – note two nuts under each cone scale
Stone pine (Pinus pinea) nuts