Pinion

Pinion: The pinion is a small oblong seed, extracted from the pine cone (pine cone) of the umbrella pine (or pinion), tree (Pinaceae family - Botanical name: Pinus pinea L.), growing in Mediterranean regions. Surrounded by a hard shell, the pinion (or pinion, in the South) is housed between the scales of the cone.
The tree can reach 25 meters in height and can be several times a hundred years old. It usually does not produce fruit for 25 years. Protected by the apple pie ...