Interesting read on the uses of conifers :D

[Toddy]

....apparantly there's a pine tree that will grow in Siberia that will produce good quality edible nuts
Why don't we grow it here ?

http://www.fao.org/docrep/x0453e/X0453e00.htm#Contents

cheers,
M

 

[bushcraftbob]

Great find! It'd be brilliant if there was this much info on all the other trees in the uk.

 

[nitrambur]

Maybe because pine nuts smell of toilet cleaner?

 

[silentpaddler]

That was a very informative read... I knew bristlecone pines got to be old, but had no idea...4000 yrs!

Anyway, the only 'edible' use I've ever put a conifer to was to make spruce tea from the needles of black spruce,
but I didn't see any mention of it in the report. I have heard it can be a source of vitamin C, but I don't know for sure...

 

[robin wood]

Fascinating document Toddy and a surprising publication from the UN. I was surprised to see ginko treated as a conifer.