Category: Fruit trees

World’s Largest Acorn  Acorn: More than a survival food The first time you eat an acorn it makes you wonder what the squirrels are going …

Nopales blossoms will turn to purple fruit. Photo by Green Deane Nopalea Cochenillifera: Cactus Kitchen Be brave when you collect cactus. Of course, good gloves …

Ripe and unripe Kousa Dogwood fruit. Photo by Green Deane  Cornus kousa: A Dog-gone-good Dogwood The Kousa Dogwood is one of those plants that makes …

Gorse flowers and thorns, available all year long depending on climate.  Ulex europaeus: Edible Gorse or Furze Pas Gorse has edible flowers. It also has …

The orange and red fruit of the Simpson Stopper. Photos by Green Deane Myrcianthes fragrans: Nakedwood Twinberry I took me about a year to know …

Ripening “red” mulberries. Photo by Green Deane Mulberries: Glucose-controlling hallucinogen I used to get a lot of dates using mulberries. Not to sound sexist, but …

Ripe Tallow Plums are tangy and a delightful trailside nibble. Photo by Green Deane American chimney: Known by Many Names If I listed this edible …

Ti was once raised for food, now it is a common ornamental. Cordyline fruticosa: Food, Foliage, Booze Simply called Ti (tee) Cordyline fruticosa spent most …

Every spring, three wild plums put on a show locally: The Chickasaw, the Flatwood, and the American. They burst out in white blossoms and no …

American chestnuts in the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina in 1910. Chestnuts have done more than just disappear from the landscape: They have dropped …

 Pindo Palm: Jelly, Wine and Good Eats Pindo Palm, Jelly Palm Cemeteries remind me of Pindo Palms. They are a common landscape plant in Florida cemeteries, …

  Jambul, species Syzygiym cumini, ripens from white to dark purple. Photo by Green Deane. Syzygium: A Jumble of Jambul The Jambul tree makes you …

The orange pom-pom fruit of the Paper Mulberry. Photo by Green Deane Broussonetia papyrifera: Paper Chase If you are a forager, you will be told …

A holly fruiting in December along Bay Street in Savannah, Georgia. . Photo By Green Deane Holly Tea With Vitamins A & C Ilex Cassine, …

The bitter but edible berries of the Aronia Melanocarpa. Photo by Green Deane It’s a long ways from the mountains of Maine down the Appalachian …

Scruffy northern spruce is typically found in damp spots. Real spruce gum is not easy to chew. It is not soft or sweet. Hard and …

A frozen cranberry, blueberry’s wet cousin, is still tart and tasty. The thermometer was near zero one day when I was on ice skates collecting …

A typical Tropical Almond in a typical setting. Photo by Tropical Plant Book I went to Ft. Myers one Friday to look at plants on …

A forager’s typical view of a Queen Palm, photo by a White Washed Cottage The Queen Palm and I got off on the wrong frond. …

Betula nigra, the Black Birch or River Birch, photo by SIU.EDU One could easily write a book about Birches because they are so valuable to …

Hardy Orange, sometimes in the citrus clan, sometimes not. Photo by Aubree Cherie Is the Hardy Orange edible? That depends on how hungry you are, …

Barely Edible Monkey’s Apples, note notch in leaves. Monkey’s Apple is proof kids will eat anything. Many people who grew up with them recall eating …

Fall Viburnum nuduns, edible raw The only significant problem with Viburnums is choosing which one to use, and which ones to write about. Viburnum rufidulum …

American Mountain Ash in Banner Elk, N.C, at 3,739 feet. Note the red stems. Long before Henry Potter Rowanwood wands were popular  ancients carried talismans …

Sourwood blossoms with green leaves and fall color. Note how they fold. Photo by Kelly Fagan Sourwood honey is considered by some to be the …

People have written about edible flowers ever since the Romans Black Salsify, Coltsfoot, Yellow Pond Lily, Mexican Hyssop, Carambola, Baobob, Kapok, Durian, Italian Bugloss, Blueweed …

Edible Flowers Tempt the Palate Mango, Catnip, Pignut, Lovage, Salsify, Hairy Cowpea, Fritillary, Mint, Cow Slip, Birch Mango blossoms Did you know mangoes and poison …

The Tulip Tree Sweet Blossom Not every edible plant has to be a nutritional powerhouse. Some are “edible” by the barest of means. A good …

Abobra tenuifolia. The Cranberry Gourd is a native of South America, specifically Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. The egg-shaped fruit is edible. If you are thinking …

Torchwood, Sea Torchwood, Sea Amyris One reason to write about the Torchwood is very few people know about it these days yet it was once …