Overview
Pine nuts are getting attention from today’s cooks and restaurants as a new flavor to add to a variety of dishes. The U.S. market for pine nuts is estimated as having a $100 million value. Yet, more then 80 percent of U.S. pine nuts are imported each year. April 2008 . . . Pine Nuts
Other Links
Authentic New Mexico Pinon Nuts - This Web site promotes the sale of pine nuts that are New Mexican pinon. The nuts are harvested from the national forests and private lands in New Mexico.
Fruit and Tree Nuts Yearbook, Economic Research Service, USDA.
Northern Nut Growers Association, Inc. - This group has volunteers who can answer production questions on pine nuts.
Pine Nuts, Chapter 8 Seeds, Fruits and Cones, Non-Wood Forest Products from Conifers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Corporate Document Repository.
Pine Nuts: Species, Products, Markets and Potential for U.S. Production, Goods from the Woods, 2004.
Pinon Nuts- A public-private partnership sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management's Colorado State Office for promoting the sustainable harvest of wild pinyon nuts.
Pinus pinea: An edible nut pine of many uses, Australian New Crops Newsletter, Issue number 6, July 1996.
Pinyon Pine, Utah State University.
Water-Thrifty Pinyon Pine, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension.
Links checked April 2008.