Every January through March our pine trees get shaken until they let their pine cones fall to the ground for us to collect by hand, put into trucks, and send off to a factory that processes them. The final product? Lovely white pine nuts that everyone adores for making pesto, fancying up a salad, and decorating the tops of pastries. This beautiful 13 ton machine functions using oil pressure to maneuver the pincer, which grabs the tree near the base. Then, when the pincer is securely clamping the tree, by applying gas the tree gets shaken. The tree must be shaken slowly at first and then be given a faster shake twice for five to ten seconds. Then that's enough. What doesn't fall from the tree is left without insisting further. For more information, visit us at: www.tenutasancarlo.com