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Down here sweet cicely has become one helluva weed. If you are sure it’s edible, eat hearty.
(Is the entire plant REALLY edible??)
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of David Webster
Sent: May 27, 2019 4:41 PM
To: Naturens
Subject: [NatureNS] Willow and Fir
Dear All,
I am preparing to have a large willow (Salix fragilis) cut so I
measured circumference at breast height; 355 cm (=diameter 113 cm) ! I
planted this tree as a cutting in 1967 and it has grown like the
proverbial weed.
On an unrelated matter, to add some winter ornament to the yard, I
cut two small Fir trees each November, make a hole with a crowbar and
shove them into the ground about two feet. The needles usually start to
turn brown in late April and I remove them shortly after.
This year, one Fir browned as expected and was pulled as soon as
frost permitted. The second Fir is now starting to look a bit pale
(est.<2% of needles brown) was by chance set in a patch of Sweet Cicely
(Myrrhis odoratus not Osmorhiza sp.).
I have enjoyed the immature seeds of this plant for many years but
I now understand that everything in season is edible; leaves, flowers,
stem, seeds and root.
I had better eat more of that plant.
Yt, DW, Kentville
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