VERSION 1.0 /kf's Innawoods Guide Volume Part One Pine Gathering Trees Pine needles grow in groups of 2-5, depending on the The edible plants in any one area are far too numerous to cover in species.

VERSION 1.0
/kf's Innawoods Guide
Volume
Part One
Pine
Gathering
Trees
Pine needles grow in groups of 2-5, depending on the
The edible plants in any one area are far too numerous to cover in
species. The needles can be steeped in hot water to make a
this guide. Instead, show you some of the more common wild
edibles that appear in most places in Canada and the
kind of tea, which is most notably rich in Vitamin С.
Huckleberries resemble domestic
The "nuts" in the cones can be eaten raw or roasted. Cones
that have not opened up yet likely have nuts in them, and there
blueberries. In summer and autumn, they will
slim chance that open ones have a few left. Roasting
У
season. Colour can vary from bright
red to purple to blue look for the mottled,
closed cones will open thern, but you can cut them open easily
colourful leaves. Itis normal for them to start
enough
Needles are flat on one side
to die as the berries come on the bush, so it
-Wood has a resinous smell that resembles
good identification factor.
turpentine this pitch-wood is excellent for
burning
Eating too many berries will give you
diharrea. The leaves are high in tannin, so
-Pine pitch can be chewed for the hell of it, but it
has little nutritional value.
they can be boiled down into a solution that
can be used for tanning hides
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Not much can be said about spruce, except that
Blackberries resemble
the needles can be steeped into a tea, as per
domestic varieties. Leaves
pine. Young, green will produce а flavour
can be used for tea, or can
thats pitchy, but reminiscient of a green and white
be eaten in small amounts.
tea blend
Plant has thorns, so be
careful. Stick to eating пре
The inner bark can be eaten,
and unripe berries
won't digest well
-Young shoots can be stripped of bark, and boiled
Wild roses produce these berries, called
и
to be eaten.
"hips", in the fall. They are very seedy, and the
Spruce roots can be used as an improvised
cordage.
seeds are inedible. Chewing the berry,
swallowing the pulp, and spitting out the seeds
Birch and maple trees can be tapped. The sap can be boiled
is the best way to eat them on the trail.
down into a syrup (time consuming) or drunk when water isn't
Alternatively, they can be boiled down into a
syrup. Young leaves are edible, and flower
readily available
is a fungus that grows on
petals are edible
birch trees that is known as "tinder
-These contain the highest Vitamin С content of
fungus". When dry, it'll hold an ember
any known fruit
for hours, of ignite with a spark.
The big round
things have nuts in
DISCLAIMER:
them. Pretty
I give you this information with the intent
simple
that you will some research on your
own. specifically chose plants here thal
The husks have a
very dark brown
won't kill you very easily, but don't be an
idiot.
liquid in them,
which can be used
If you die, it's not my fault
Hazelnuts
as а dye, or used
to tan hides
The outer shell (picture on right) is
covered in fine spines, which can irritate
your skin. Wear gloves when harvesting,
grab the protruding tip, and peel it
away with both hands to reveal the nut.
Walnuts,