Hello everyone. Just wondering where I can buy a stone pine or any pine producing edible nuts. Thanks! (I meant Pinus pinea).
Pinus pinea seedlings are widely sold as table-top christmas trees. Look for plants about 20-30cm tall, with glaucous blue-green needles about 2-3cm long. Pics: http://www.pinerytree.com/uploaded_images/Stone_Pine.jpg http://okeechobee.ifas.ufl.edu/images/Stone_Pine_1.JPG http://www.eat-it.com/Plants/PlantImages/italian%20stone%20pine%20DSC_01210033.jpg
Both Pinus pinea and Pinus koraensis (Korean Nut Pine) produce good nuts; most of the pine nuts commercially available nowadays come from the Korean pine. Google "JL Hudson Seeds", he sells seeds of both varieties; they germinate fairly fast in the spring. Bear in mind the mature height, though: these are not small trees.
