How do pine nuts spread their seeds?

Pine nuts are often eaten nuts, also known as pine nuts, fruit pine nuts, sea pine nuts, are the seeds of Pinus koraiensis, etc., so how do pine nuts spread seeds?

1. Basic introduction of pine nuts

Pine nut is the seed of pine family and pine genus, and it is one of the common nuts. The pine nut has small particles and smooth shell. In China, the main producing areas are Northeast China, Yunnan, Xiaoxinganling, Brazil, coniferous forest belt and so on.

Pine nuts are rich in fat, protein, carbohydrates and so on. Is an important traditional Chinese medicine, long-term food to strengthen the body and mind, moisturize the skin, prolong life, but also has a high dietotherapy value.

In China, pine nuts are mainly divided into three kinds, northeast pine nuts, Brazilian pine nuts and water pine nuts.

What do pine nuts rely on to spread their seeds?

Pine nuts spread their seeds by the wind. Pine nuts are wrapped in pine cones, and when the cones are ripe, the surface flakes open and the seeds can fly out of them and grow in other places. In addition, some pine nuts will be spread through squirrels, the pine nuts stored by squirrels are not eaten in time, and may sprout and grow over a long time.

III. The main types of pine nuts in China

1. Northeast pine nuts

Also known as northeast Korean pine nuts, mainly distributed in the forest areas of Changbai Mountain and Xiaoxinganling in Northeast China, the finished seeds are full, white and clean in color, without signs of disability, and taste fragrant and delicious.

2. Brazilian pine nuts

Brazilian pine nuts are made from raw materials produced in Pakistan and Afghanistan, which have high nutritional and medicinal value. The fat components in pine nuts are oleic acid, linoleic acid and other unsaturated fatty acids, which can prevent and cure arteriosclerosis.

3. Sea pine nuts

A clump of five leaves, seeds in the ball, with three edges and a tip. There is oil for a long time, and the meat is delicious. Pine nuts in the Central Plains can only be used as medicine, not as food. The sea pine nuts from Jilin and Yunnan are edible.