Pine trees serve as an important part of our landscape. They thrive in particularly dry habitats, helping stabilize such ecosystems by providing shelter and food for wildlife, reducing soil erosion, and acting as a vital ingredient to forest resilience and recovery. While pines don’t shed like deciduous trees, older needles toward the bottom of their trunks turn from green to brown and drop every fall. Pine cone extract is used for improving digestion and managing pain, while pine needle tea is used as a cold remedy, pine oil supports allergy relief, and pine nuts alleviate coughs and constipation.