Pinus gerardiana, commonly known as the chilghoza pine or neja, is a pine species native to parts of central and southern Asia, including the western Himalayas. The International Union for …

Stone pine – note two nuts under each cone scale. In Asia, two species, in particular, are widely harvested: Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) in northeast Asia (the most important species in …

Jan 3, 2024 · Chilgoza pine nuts, a lesser-known but highly nutritious dry fruit, find their origins in the rugged terrains of the Himalayas. Procured from Pinus gerardiana, these nuts are a …

Chilgoza Pine is sparsely distributed conifer confined to Eastern Afghanistan, North-Pakistan and North-Western Himalayan region of India. It occurs mainly in Sutlej Valley in Kinnaur District …

Sep 14, 2024 · Discover the unique Chilgoza forests of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India's exclusive source of rare pine nuts. Learn about the rich history, harvesting process, and …

Sep 2, 2023 · Excessive harvesting of pine cones, unskilled cutting techniques such as chopping down an entire branch to get inaccessible cones have been witnessed. Apart from this, …

Female cones are 12-20 cm long and 10 cm wide when open. Seeds are more than 3 cm long with a rudimentary wing. The nuts, whose skin is thin and well resistant to breakage, have an …

Chilgoza pine nut (Pinus gerardiana) is another distinctive pine variety found in the western Himalayan forests of Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh), and Afghanistan. Chilgoza …

Feb 10, 2025 · Cones and foliage of the tree pictured above [Ron Lanner]. چلغوزا پائن noosa [Urdu]; Chilgoza pine (Lanner 1996). The type of three species in Pinus subsection Gerardianae, the …

In this study, we investigated traditional chilgoza pine cone harvesting and pine nut extraction techniques across the chilgoza pine range in Afghanistan. Our study revealed that mostly …