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Wild Edible Tree Foraging Guide

Chestnut

By Wild Edible | Published: October 5, 2009
Chestnut trees grow in temperate and tropical regions throughout the world, and is a genus of eight or nine species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the beech family. The American Chestnut tree could grow to ten feet in diameter and 100 feet tall and could live to be 600 years old. It provided food, [...]
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Beechnut

By Wild Edible | Published: September 27, 2009
The Beech tree grows in temperate regions throughout the world, and generally prefers forests. It is commonly found in the eastern United States, Europe, Asia, and North Africa. In addition, Beech relatives are found in Chile, New Guinea, and New Zealand. Beech trees are large, symmetrical forest trees that have smooth, light-gray bark and dark [...]
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Black Birch

By Wild Edible | Published: September 27, 2009
Black Birch is a tree that grows in forests throughout temperate regions in eastern North America. This common tree’s cambium (the green layer under the bark) contains the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory oil of wintergreen, which you can smell if you scratch-and-sniff the twigs or bark. The Black Birch is most easily distinguished by the alternate (unpaired), [...]
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Persimmon

By Wild Edible | Published: September 26, 2009
Persimmons are a fruit that grows from trees that vary greatly in appearance, and grow wild in some states. They can be used to make jam, jelly, vinegar, beer, tea, a coffee substance and breadstuff. They should be gathered after the first frost when they are completely ripe and very soft. Persimmons can be eaten [...]
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