Botanically, pine trees belong to the family ofgenus Pinus Rosaceae, of Genus:Pinus.Some other common names arepinon nuts, pignoli, cedar nuts, chilgoza, pinyon pinenuts...etc.
The flowers of pine tree subsequently develop intocone. The female cones take 2–3 years to mature after pollination. At maturity, the female cones are 3–35 cm long. Each cone has numerous spirally arranged scales, with two seeds on each mature scale. The scales at the base and tip of the cone are small and sterile, without seeds. At maturity, the cones usually open up to release the seeds.Pine nuts are rich in calories, vitamins, antioxidants and minerals and packed with numerous health promoting phyto-chemicals.