Longleaf pine, Pitch pine, Southern yellow pine
Pinus palustris

Family: Pinaceae

What it is like

A tall pine tree. It grows 40 m tall. The trunk can be 1.2 m across. The bark is orange-brown and in coarse rectangular plates. The leaves are needle like and 20-45 cm long by 1.5 mm wide. They are shiny and slightly twisted. They are in bundles of 2-3. The male cones are cylinder shaped and 3-8 cm long. The female cones are 15-25 cm long. The seeds are 10 mm long.

The seeds or nuts are over 25% protein.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in well-drained sandy soil up to 700 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indonesia, North America, SE Asia, USA (country/location of origin)

How it is used for food

The seeds or nuts are eaten raw or roasted. The needles are used for tea. The inner bark can be used for emergency flour.

It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Seeds, nuts, needles - tea, bark - flour

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seeds.

Its other names

Local names

Pohon daun panjang

Synonyms

Pinus australis Michx.f.; and others