Yes, the seeds of the Monkey Puzzle Tree are edible when the tree drops the cone. Now, just make sure it is a Monkey Puzzle Tree (someone telling you that it is is not enough. Make sure of the ID.)
I just ate a meal of these for dinner.Yum.We bake em or roast in oven pit.Then crack the shell off easily once cooked. I add garlic oil,tamari,Himalayan salt,pepper.I'm from Australia.
It's an ornamental elsewhere. If nurseries sell the tree it will grow there. It all depends on how cold it gets. They do will in Washington State and Oregon.
I've actually seen pine cones bigger than you show at the start. some are nearly like aussie football size. around the brisbane river (now in the qld capital) the aboriginals used to come together and trade, work out decisions and disputes between tribes, marry, and do other rituals during the season for these cones, as this was the one time all the tribes in the region would all end up at the same place.
Are you sure it is native from Australia? because here in Brazil we have it since the country was discovered, more than 500 years. Here the fruit is called pinhão and the tree is araucária or pinheiro. It only grows in the south part of the country because it is the colder part, it only gives fruit in the begining of the winter. Here in my region we have lots of this tree an near here there is a party in a city and the party is know nationally it's the festa do pinhão because of these fruits.
Thanks for sharing all the information! I learned to know them in the Bunya Mountains National Park. Unfortunately, I did not know that you can eat them, so I missed to taste some.
So, the bunya pine tree (Araucaria Bidwilii) is a relative one to the South Americans Araucaria Araucana (Chile) and Araucaria Angustifolia (South of Brazil, and Argentinian border), the last one is native from my region and sadly it was explored a lot by wood industry. Here, we cook in water, and also over the wood oven. The oldest way it's done here is: taking that dry leaves that fall often from the tree, a lot of them, and put the seeds in the middle of the dry leaves, and put the fire - it takes fire easily. The recipes here are done with the seeds cooked in the water. And the names we call here: araucária (the popular name for the tree), grimpa (the dry, brown leaves often falling from the tree), and pinha (the "fruit" with the seeds - it's not a fruit, because the seeds are out). The seeds we call "pinhão", or in the plural, "pinhões". It's native from high lands from South of Brazil, but it doesn't appear in the Southern, pampa lands. I'd like a lot to taste the other araucaria seeds, from Chile and Australia, I believe the taste is similar. If you deserve the recipes from my land, ask me and I'll translate them from Southern Brazilian Portuguese to English. Regards.
José Claudio Mezzalira do you drain the water away? is it boiled or cooked because something is in them that needs to be removed such as tannin? do you ever eat them raw where you come from?
Wouldn't want a bump on the head with one of those... Black walnuts falling from a tree are bad enough, LOL. Enjoyed the video (as always) keep them coming!
hi from Argentina, in my town, we have somo bidwilli araucaria, or bunya pine tree, I colect some seed years ago, some of them grew up, i gifted somo of them, and i have some at home
Heyya!). Finally got to see this one!) i dont know what has been the deal but i am glad to be back viewing. Going to see if i can do some catching up on your other vids. Thank. GD !)
+Blessed blessing plantas ; the Bunya Pine is Araucaria bidwillii and it is indeed Australian, and has been an important foodcrop for native Australians since long before white settlement. Members of the genus Araucaria (of which the Bunya Pine, the Monkey Puzzle tree and your pinhão fruit tree (Parana Pine) are all apart of) can be found in Chile, Argentina, southern Brazil, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Guinea. This is because they all used to be apart of the same landmass (Gondwana land) millions of years ago.
Do you have any idea how I can get a whole large cone shipped to the U.S.? I don't know all the exportation rules for something like this, but I am interested in growing my own trees, and I need viable seeds. Thanks for the info.
I have not seen them around here at all. Do they do okay in Central Alabama area? I am not too far north of you. If they do okay, I may have to find a place to plant one. Seems a bit of work to get into it, but a decent amount of food from it. I do not want it near my house though. The last thing I need is 20lb bombs hitting me in the head while I try to avoid stepping on pointy painful leaves.
Hi, Dean. I'm a new subscriber, and I hope you'll help me with a few questions. Where is that you live, country-wise, that these things grow? Also, and I REALLY hope you can help me with this, where might I find authoratative info on the nutritional value (calories, vitamins, etc) of plants? I have no idea where to look. Thanks, and good video :) .
He’s in the Orlando area,but is a “MAINEiac”. So me being a native New Englander love the fact that he has AMAZING knowledge of FL,and the northeast etc. He does classes as well!
If it is in the Pinus genus the nuts are edible. The problem is on most cones they are too tiny to bother with. The calories required to get themis greater than the calories they provide.
Awesome video. I think I have the monkey puzzle tree in my yard. It looks just like the Bunya but* it doesn't have the giant pine cones (also its smaller). I'll search for monkey puzzle tree on youtube.
Deeno. I havent been able to watch any of your latest videos for some reason. Playback error pops up but not on anyone elses vids. Did you block me?? Cause i surely hope i havent said anything to offend you or anyone. Sure wish i could figgure out what is wrong here. Love your show !!)
In Brazil we have the Parana Pine (Araucaria angustifolia), wich is not the same species of the Monkey Puzzle tree. The seeds are also edible. I think there are some specimens in USA too. Give it a try! (wink, wink ;-)
this is how you combat world hunger thanks for your contribution to humanity sir you don't create gmo foods which are unnatural you learn what nature has to offer and multiply it good for the air good for the tummy win win win I like that
Be careful the cones don't drop on you or your car! They've killed people before like that. They are very yummy though and worth growing if you have acreage or a very very big backyard.
strange--I had a dream about the=Lora Bundy tree and been trying to find it as in my dream it was to help man in many ways as God gives me informative dreams and warning dream-soo thank you!
I had to rewatch this video it's so good.
2 heads on that bunya. What a nice tree.
Yes, the seeds of the Monkey Puzzle Tree are edible when the tree drops the cone. Now, just make sure it is a Monkey Puzzle Tree (someone telling you that it is is not enough. Make sure of the ID.)
This nut can eat fresh? .... Where I can find some seeds?
Thanks from Open Door, Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina
I've learned something new and very useful today thanks to you. Thank you.
I love this plant ! Hopefully one day I can come across one .
I just ate a meal of these for dinner.Yum.We bake em or roast in oven pit.Then crack the shell off easily once cooked. I add garlic oil,tamari,Himalayan salt,pepper.I'm from Australia.
Did you have some seeds?
It's an ornamental elsewhere. If nurseries sell the tree it will grow there. It all depends on how cold it gets. They do will in Washington State and Oregon.
Yes they are edible raw. Raw they taste like raw peanuts to me. I have an article about them on my site.
yes I am sure. You have a closely related tree called the Monkey Puzzle Tree. You can read about both trees on my website.
I've actually seen pine cones bigger than you show at the start. some are nearly like aussie football size. around the brisbane river (now in the qld capital) the aboriginals used to come together and trade, work out decisions and disputes between tribes, marry, and do other rituals during the season for these cones, as this was the one time all the tribes in the region would all end up at the same place.
Are you sure it is native from Australia? because here in Brazil we have it since the country was discovered, more than 500 years. Here the fruit is called pinhão and the tree is araucária or pinheiro. It only grows in the south part of the country because it is the colder part, it only gives fruit in the begining of the winter. Here in my region we have lots of this tree an near here there is a party in a city and the party is know nationally it's the festa do pinhão because of these fruits.
Thanks for sharing all the information! I learned to know them in the Bunya Mountains National Park. Unfortunately, I did not know that you can eat them, so I missed to taste some.
F-YEAH: thank you for all of this. every second of this was perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Like and subscribe you won't regret it!
come back, Green Dean!!!!
What a cool tree! Wish It grew near me...curious to nosh on those nuts : )
Very informative. I have never seen a tree like this but I will keep an eye out for them now I know what they are. I live in GA. Thank you for sharing
Thanks Dean, very cool! Keep them coming!.
So, the bunya pine tree (Araucaria Bidwilii) is a relative one to the South Americans Araucaria Araucana (Chile) and Araucaria Angustifolia (South of Brazil, and Argentinian border), the last one is native from my region and sadly it was explored a lot by wood industry. Here, we cook in water, and also over the wood oven. The oldest way it's done here is: taking that dry leaves that fall often from the tree, a lot of them, and put the seeds in the middle of the dry leaves, and put the fire - it takes fire easily. The recipes here are done with the seeds cooked in the water. And the names we call here: araucária (the popular name for the tree), grimpa (the dry, brown leaves often falling from the tree), and pinha (the "fruit" with the seeds - it's not a fruit, because the seeds are out). The seeds we call "pinhão", or in the plural, "pinhões". It's native from high lands from South of Brazil, but it doesn't appear in the Southern, pampa lands. I'd like a lot to taste the other araucaria seeds, from Chile and Australia, I believe the taste is similar. If you deserve the recipes from my land, ask me and I'll translate them from Southern Brazilian Portuguese to English. Regards.
i would like very much
José Claudio Mezzalira do you drain the water away? is it boiled or cooked because something is in them that needs to be removed such as tannin? do you ever eat them raw where you come from?
Oh my goodness what is the song played during the removal of the seeds? I love that
Dreadful Moth I agree
Wouldn't want a bump on the head with one of those... Black walnuts falling from a tree are bad enough, LOL. Enjoyed the video (as always) keep them coming!
Useful video, thank you
Thanks you for sharing!
Thanks for informing love from Nepal 🇳🇵
Merry Christmes Dean and Cus Cus!
Thanks, I know of 2 trees in my neighborhood. Not sure if they are Bunyas or Monkey Puzzle trees, but I guess either are edible!
Miami is where you should be finding a ot of them. Look around.
Very cool. I've never seen one of these before. Thanks fore sharing!
Oh that pine cone is HUMONGOUS!
I live in Hong Kong, China, and our native pines are just about the size of a strawberry.
hi from Argentina, in my town, we have somo bidwilli araucaria, or bunya pine tree, I colect some seed years ago, some of them grew up, i gifted somo of them, and i have some at home
Heyya!). Finally got to see this one!) i dont know what has been the deal but i am glad to be back viewing. Going to see if i can do some catching up on your other vids. Thank. GD !)
These trees look rare!! Save the seeds to grow more of 'em!!
+Blessed blessing plantas ; the Bunya Pine is Araucaria bidwillii and it is indeed Australian, and has been an important foodcrop for native Australians since long before white settlement. Members of the genus Araucaria (of which the Bunya Pine, the Monkey Puzzle tree and your pinhão fruit tree (Parana Pine) are all apart of) can be found in Chile, Argentina, southern Brazil, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Guinea. This is because they all used to be apart of the same landmass (Gondwana land) millions of years ago.
I will love to get 1-2 seeds and try to grow them :)
Do they taste like pine nuts and could you use it in a pesto? It looks like something from "The Land of The Lost".
Do you have any idea how I can get a whole large cone shipped to the U.S.? I don't know all the exportation rules for something like this, but I am interested in growing my own trees, and I need viable seeds. Thanks for the info.
Do you grow our hoop and kauri pines over there too.As i grow all three i hate the norfolk pine though.
Hello! Thank for this video! Does the nut taste anything like pine nuts??
No, like chestnuts and starchy.
A bit like gnocchi too
I have not seen them around here at all. Do they do okay in Central Alabama area? I am not too far north of you. If they do okay, I may have to find a place to plant one. Seems a bit of work to get into it, but a decent amount of food from it. I do not want it near my house though. The last thing I need is 20lb bombs hitting me in the head while I try to avoid stepping on pointy painful leaves.
its a close relative (same genus) as the beautiful norfolk island pine
Do they tasted like pine nuts?
Hi, Dean. I'm a new subscriber, and I hope you'll help me with a few questions. Where is that you live, country-wise, that these things grow? Also, and I REALLY hope you can help me with this, where might I find authoratative info on the nutritional value (calories, vitamins, etc) of plants? I have no idea where to look. Thanks, and good video :) .
He’s in the Orlando area,but is a “MAINEiac”. So me being a native New Englander love the fact that he has AMAZING knowledge of FL,and the northeast etc.
He does classes as well!
If it is in the Pinus genus the nuts are edible. The problem is on most cones they are too tiny to bother with. The calories required to get themis greater than the calories they provide.
I wish we had large fruits like that in Maryland.
Awesome video. I think I have the monkey puzzle tree in my yard. It looks just like the Bunya but* it doesn't have the giant pine cones (also its smaller). I'll search for monkey puzzle tree on youtube.
tasted to me like a cross between hearts of palm and pinones
After some two million views I have 71 people blocked. You are not on that blocked list.
Deeno. I havent been able to watch any of your latest videos for some reason. Playback error pops up but not on anyone elses vids. Did you block me?? Cause i surely hope i havent said anything to offend you or anyone. Sure wish i could figgure out what is wrong here. Love your show !!)
can you eat the tips on this tree like spruce?
can the giant pinecones that fall fromm the tree damage the roof of that building beside it
If tile or glass, I would think so.
In Brazil we have the Parana Pine (Araucaria angustifolia), wich is not the same species of the Monkey Puzzle tree. The seeds are also edible. I think there are some specimens in USA too. Give it a try! (wink, wink ;-)
at 6:00 just throw it into a concrete path a few times and it will break up easy
Thank you. Now I just need to find some...
what climate it growth?
tastes like pine nuts?
If you walk under the tree it might Bunya on the head
wow that is awesome
hi, i'm trying to find some seed to grow seedlings. anyone can help me in finding who can sell me seed for a not very expensive price
Somebody have some seeds? Please let me know
I have many seeds and little plants at home, in Argentina.
They are free, gifts.
Looks like a pineapple! : )
Great video. Thought it's not a pine and that's not a pine cone. Even though pines are in their common name!
Whooaaa I've never seen one
Wow very interesting. Could you send me a couple seeds if I send you a self addressed stamped envelope?
SaraHeartsGirls I guess not?
this is how you combat world hunger thanks for your contribution to humanity sir you don't create gmo foods which are unnatural you learn what nature has to offer and multiply it good for the air good for the tummy win win win I like that
Raw they taste like raw peanuts. Cooked they are very much like roasted chestnuts.
I wonder if squirrels go crazy over these things??
Be careful the cones don't drop on you or your car! They've killed people before like that. They are very yummy though and worth growing if you have acreage or a very very big backyard.
strange--I had a dream about the=Lora Bundy tree and been trying to find it as in my dream it was to help man in many ways as God gives me informative dreams and warning dream-soo thank you!
If you're wrong as a forager , you might get hit by a bunya pine cone.
20 pound nut falling 150 and landing on someones head. HMM. maybe it should be named cranium crusher nuts. lol!
sorry for my bad english
El pino
bunya-bunya will not grow, it will become severely damaged if temperatures below 20 are sustained for any prolonged period
Could be my luck to have one come down and crush me and my new camera… *softly* but that’s alright.
Like pineapple bombs.