Hello Everyone. I’m interested in growing pine trees for pine nut production. Anyone in Southern Virginia / Carolinas successful growing any? What type of pine? How long have they been in the ground?
I’m in Martinsville, Virginia.
Thanks
Dean
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Pretty sure Edible Landscaping in Virginia is growing them (they sell them). May be worth a phone call to them. Being that Virginia is a pine tree state I’d bet some of the varieties would do well. I wanted to get some till I found out they were like a ten year or more investment to start getting reasonable crops.
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Out west, we just go gather them. There are pinyons all over the place. Since I’ve moved south, I’ve found fewer but saw some today while out.
I didn’t know that they grow back east.
I wish you well with them. They are delicious.
Here is a little pinyon seedling that I thought was photo worthy.
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Pinyon may not do well on the east coast, but the Korean and Italian ones will.
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I wonder what pines for nuts would do well in eastern Kansas? I see a lot planted around by people for ornamentals and they grow to about 15’-20’ then die. I’ve heard said it is pine wilt that hits them.
I’m in west Texas and we have a native papershell pine nut tree and in our neighboring New Mexico,gathering pine nuts is a state wide event and has been done by Native Americans for centuries.
There are areas,with permission from the
indigenous tribes,you can take your family and gather pine nuts just like when I lived in Kentucky and my family along with cousins,aunts,and uncles,would go to areas for blackberries,persimmons,wild grapes,and pawpaws.
If you Google edible pine nut tree species,you should find a list of the better pine species that produce the highest quality pine nuts.
Just so you know,the best pine nuts in the world are the pinon pines in Texas and New Mexico.
There are several that can do well in most parts of the US.
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Thanks Everyone. Edible Landscaping is out of stock. Next year…