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Survives zone 8 through 9
Pine nuts — rich, oily, excellent. Care: Winter protection — mulch, fleece, or a warm wall.
- Hardiness
- Zone 8 to 9
- Habit
- Tree
- Edible part
- Nut
- Ripens
- Autumn (cones)
- Mature size
- Large tree — NOT containerable for cropping
- Light
- Full sun — cone/seed set needs sun
- Soil pH
- 5.0–7.0
- Environment
- Mediterranean
- Status
- Cultivated
- Years to fruit
- 10+ yrs
- Pollination
- Monoecious, wind-pollinated — plant more than one