Three best foraging guides include Edible Wild Plants, Wild Foods from Dirt to Plate by John Kallas, The Forager's Harvest by Samuel Thayer, and Stalking the Wild Asparagus by Euell...
Category: Trees
Castanea Pumila (Allegheny Chinkapin): Identification, Nuts And Edibility
Castanea pumila or dwarf chestnut (Allegheny chinquapin) is considered a small tree or shrub. This perennial native chestnut species grows in the southeastern United States. It produces a fruit in...
Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum), also referred to as sorrel or lily-of-the-valley tree, is a flowering tree native to the eastern United States. Sourwood trees are the source of sourwood honey....
The name chinkapin can be confusing as it refers to more than one type of tree: chinkapin oak, Allegheny chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin. Chinkapin oaks are north American natives and can be widely found...
Almost everyone has heard of tea tree oil, but fewer people have heard of niaouli oil. Both essential oils come from trees in the Melaleuca genus. Melaleuca trees are known for their papery bark,...
Even though the mature fruit of the Chinese tallow tree looks like popcorn, almost no part of it is edible. This fast-growing, ornamental tree is best used to provide shade on hot days. Popcorn...