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Trees for Sap & Syrup
A subject came up in another thread about the use of trees other than maple for sap/syrup production. I made my own birch syrup a few years ago. We have producers of birch sap in my area and they make other things with it as well. Candies, BBQ sauce, etc. Another local company, 52 North, is doing quite well selling a…
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Medicinal Trees: Tilia, Basswood or Lime
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What is your favorite tree?
My favorite prairie tree is the huge & majestic cottonwood. If I lived closer to the West Coast, it might be the Douglas fir, but the cedar might come in close. If I was overseas, I think the baobab would top them all. To be fair to the rest, I love all sorts of trees. They all have their place and are beautiful to me.
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Peach trees curling disease. What can I do?
what could I do to save my peach tree? It has the curling disease. The leaves are pink and curled. I try to remove as many as possible (not into compost, of course). Is there anything else to do? i have read, too late, that one could put vinegar on the buds. I will plant more garlic under the tree.
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Medicinal Trees: Zanthoxylum clava, Hercules Club and notes on wood ash, charcoal and American Mistl
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Sap Collecting Time
I just realized it's that time of year again - time to collect the maple sap/water. Well, I call it maple water as it is mostly water that is collected and then turned into syrup - if I get that far. You see, I like to drink the water straight up. Unfortunately, I've been dealing with family issues so can't really collect…
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Medicinal Trees: Viburnum
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Medicinal Trees: Elm (Ulmus)
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Medicinal Trees: Hemlock (Tsuga... not poison hemlock)
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Medicinal Trees: Sweet Leaf (Symplocos) and Tamarisk (Tamarix)
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Medicinal Trees: Bladder Nut (Staphylea trifolia) and Snowbell (Sytrax)
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Medicinal Trees: Sorbus americana, American Mountain-Ash or American Rowan
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Hair Ice
I included a few different sites to give you a variety of pictures of this beautiful phenomenon. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-55531529 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-how-strange-phenomenon-called-hair-ice-forms-dead-trees-180956059/…
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Medicinal Trees: Sassafras
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Medicinal Trees: Elder (Sambucus)
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Medicinal Trees: Willow or Osier (Salix)
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Medicinal Trees: Locust (Robina) and Sabal Palmetto
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Medicinal Trees: Oak (Quercus)
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Medicinal Trees: Rhododendron and Sumac (Rhus)
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Medicinal Trees: Ptelea, Hoptree and Pyrus, Pear
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Medicinal Trees: Prunus (Plumb, Cherry, Peach, Apricot, Nectarine, Almond, Damson Sloe, etc.) Part 2
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Medicinal Trees: Poplar (Populus)
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Medicinal Trees: Pine (Pinus)
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Medicinal Trees: Princesstree (Paulownia tomentosa), Bay Laurel (Persea) and Spruce (Picea)
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Medicinal Trees: Tupelo (Nyssa) Hophornbeam/Ironwood (Ostrya) and Sourwood (Oxydendron)
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Can Someone Identify these Trees?
One of the Care centers my dad was in had the prettiest trees and I am not sure what they, does anyone know what trees these are? The first picture is of the tree with bright orange flowers and the second picture the tree in the forefront is the tree with yellow flowers and in the background is the tree with orange…
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Medicinal Trees: Castanea, Chestnut
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Medicinal Trees: Aralia Spinosa, Devil’s Walking Stick
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Medicinal Trees: Alnus, Alder
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Daisugi
I ran across this ancient practice of Japan today.
