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Salmonberry (Ep.22) - Botany with Brit
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Did you know that traditionally salmonberry patches could be owned by families or individuals, and these plots would be cared for and tended, fertilized with kelp, wood ash, and crushed shells?
Every April I eagerly await the unfurling of the magenta salmonberry blossoms that brighten the forest after the long grey winters of the Pacific Northwest. The scientific name Rubus spectabilis refers to the spectacular color of the blossoms and berries, which also have brilliant hues ranging from yellow to orange to a deep pink. The rufous hummingbirds also appreciate the bright flowers for the nectar they provide as the birds migrate north. This plant is also associated with the Swainson’s thrush, which is called the salmonberry bird in many native languages because it returns from its migration just as the berries are ripening. Salmonberry often forms dense thickets along streams with its zigzagging prickly twigs, and birds shelter amidst the golden brown, shedding bark.
This plant was one of the first fresh food sources for native Northwest peoples in early spring, and the young stem sprouts were gathered as a green vegetable. These sprouts were peeled and eaten raw - they have a sweet, fresh, juicy flavor. The berries are one of the earliest to ripen in our region and are ready for picking in May and June. Native peoples enjoyed the berries mixed with salmon roe, and generally ate the berries fresh because they are too watery to be good for drying.
The leaves occur in sets of three leaflets and are sharply toothed - the Quileute chew the leaves to make a spit poultice for burns, and an astringent tea can also be made from the leaves. The bark has also been used medicinally by the Makkah for toothache relief, and the Quinault would boil the bark in seawater to be drunk to lessen labor pains or clean infected wounds.
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Indian Plum (Osoberry) (Ep. 21) - Botany with Brit
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Mullein (Ep. 20) - Botany with Brit
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Oregon Grape (Ep. 19) - Botany with Brit
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Western Skunk Cabbage (Ep. 18) - Botany with Brit
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Oceanspray (Ironwood) - (Ep. 17) - Botany with Brit
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Red-Flowering Currant (Ep. 16) - Botany with Brit
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Quaking Aspen (Ep. 15) - Botany with Brit
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Rocky Mountain Juniper (Ep. 14) - Botany with Brit
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Mock Orange (Ep. 13) - Botany with Brit
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Pacific Bleeding Hearts (Ep. 12) - Botany with Brit
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Saskatoon (Ep. 11) - Botany with Brit
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Fireweed (Ep. 10) - Botany with Brit
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Ponderosa Pine (Ep. 9) - Botany with Brit
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Arrowleaf balsamroot (Ep 8) - Botany with Brit
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Thimbleberry (Ep 7) - Botany with Brit
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Thimbleberry (Ep 7) - Botany with Brit
Yarrow (Ep. 6) - Botany with Brit
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Yarrow (Ep. 6) - Botany with Brit
Foxglove (Ep. 5) - Botany with Brit
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Foxglove (Ep. 5) - Botany with Brit
Devil's Club (Ep. 4) - Botany with Brit
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Devil's Club (Ep. 4) - Botany with Brit
Cow Parsnip (Ep. 3) - Botany with Brit
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Cow Parsnip (Ep. 3) - Botany with Brit
Stinging Nettles (Ep. 2) - Botany with Brit
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Stinging Nettles (Ep. 2) - Botany with Brit
Blue Camas (Ep. 1) - Botany with Brit
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Blue Camas (Ep. 1) - Botany with Brit

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  • @micheleharman3460
    @micheleharman3460 Місяць тому

    I was recommended a silk tassel bush for part of my yard but i was thinking this might be a good replacement because i like the way this looks better. is that a good idea?

  • @mickeyprice8929
    @mickeyprice8929 2 місяці тому

    That was the best explanation of aspen I’ve seen .. I live on 40 acres of mainly aspen in Montana .. I’m curious about the two different species ? There’s the squatter and the taller ..the black fungus as well of how to protect . Great vid

  • @cadiscase
    @cadiscase 3 місяці тому

    Will these grow in Montana ? Thanks.

  • @bigoldgrizzly
    @bigoldgrizzly 3 місяці тому

    Don't take the warning about the sap lightly. I still bear the scars 15 years on, from weedwacking a large patch of these, shirt off and on a sunny day - it was not pretty !

  • @zestopesto
    @zestopesto 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for talking about this amazing plant 🌱 She’s a beautiful support for our natural home

  • @tablaso-ql1xg
    @tablaso-ql1xg 3 місяці тому

    i like the way your voice breaks a little bit. my other thoughts i'll keep to myself.

  • @jillkulanko7460
    @jillkulanko7460 4 місяці тому

    My mock orange doesn’t get sudsy. Maybe it’s a “mock” mock orange. 😮

  • @XcarlyX_45
    @XcarlyX_45 4 місяці тому

    Its a beautiful flower,except it is very dangerous

  • @JohnDoe-qg6hm
    @JohnDoe-qg6hm 4 місяці тому

    It did harm the tree as its now full of rot. Typical !

  • @justme-ud2vk
    @justme-ud2vk 4 місяці тому

    a weed people kill .

  • @eleonoradjurdjic420
    @eleonoradjurdjic420 4 місяці тому

    Every one of your vides is a delight and the concise info downloads are Greatly Appreciated!!🙏💕🙏

  • @eleonoradjurdjic420
    @eleonoradjurdjic420 4 місяці тому

    Love your videos!🙏🥰

  • @eleonoradjurdjic420
    @eleonoradjurdjic420 4 місяці тому

    What an excellent question! Do we grow plants, or do plants grow us? Wonderful, wonderful video! Your love of Plants is super uplifting!💖

  • @Satarma61
    @Satarma61 5 місяців тому

    Nice, learning something new here. Very pretty plant when it is in bloom!

  • @mrcreativequarter6087
    @mrcreativequarter6087 5 місяців тому

    I didn't realise until last week that we have a Mahonia plant at the front garden. Apart from jelly, what else can you do with the berries and you mentioned about the bark for medicinal uses, how do you make this? Maybe tincture? 😊😍

  • @Crina-LudmilaCristeaAuthor
    @Crina-LudmilaCristeaAuthor 5 місяців тому

    Lovely video!

  • @garrys248
    @garrys248 5 місяців тому

    😂 thank you for the note you ended on 👌🏿

  • @ryancouture2508
    @ryancouture2508 5 місяців тому

    From Europe…. Spreads profusely…. That’s sounds invasive to moi…

  • @endangsupriyanti6108
    @endangsupriyanti6108 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for your description about Junifer ❤

  • @tnmantn8938
    @tnmantn8938 6 місяців тому

    TY…great presentation!💯

  • @ashleylucas-hemphill3689
    @ashleylucas-hemphill3689 6 місяців тому

    Cool! You can see a lot of these on the East side of Glacier National Park..A forest fire happened there in 2015.

  • @ashleylucas-hemphill3689
    @ashleylucas-hemphill3689 6 місяців тому

    One of my favorite flowers here in Missoula, Montana! They smell like cocoa!

  • @BeekaysBikesandTheAbbeyLanders
    @BeekaysBikesandTheAbbeyLanders 8 місяців тому

    The reason they are called Salmon Berry is because when they are the color of Salmon eggs they are the perfect ripeness to eat. Their most tastey time. Only recently in the last 20 years or so has the name been given the wrong meaning. Awesome video though

  • @menumlor9432
    @menumlor9432 8 місяців тому

    Do deer like aspen trees?

  • @JoseMartinez-df2db
    @JoseMartinez-df2db 8 місяців тому

    They should have giving it a Native American name. Everything here has a European name but they live in America.

  • @lourdesdoty7765
    @lourdesdoty7765 9 місяців тому

    Devils claw is also good for low back pain! With Cats Claw being used for upper body (neck and shoulders) pain relief. Or is it the otherway around )? Learned the value of these two herbs when finally was diagnosed with lyme disease after 25 years of being undiagnosed. Love your video's!!!

  • @anemone104
    @anemone104 10 місяців тому

    Nice. Here in the UK we have Populus tremula, just called 'aspen'. Also clones and in modern times, not used for much. I wonder if the properties of timber and foliage are similar....

  • @DanQuoLives
    @DanQuoLives 11 місяців тому

    The image of a pine cone looks like Jeffery Pine. The same for the vanilla smell.

  • @baralar57
    @baralar57 11 місяців тому

    thank you. That was interesting.

  • @nolannernberg4627
    @nolannernberg4627 Рік тому

    Thank you for this! I'm trying to find out more about members of the carrot family!

    • @BotanywithBrit
      @BotanywithBrit 11 місяців тому

      You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

  • @geriannroth449
    @geriannroth449 Рік тому

    Great would it grow in the tropics?

  • @knowltonthomas
    @knowltonthomas Рік тому

    love this tree

  • @karlasmith8600
    @karlasmith8600 Рік тому

    Love the blooopers!

  • @originaljazzgirl
    @originaljazzgirl Рік тому

    Love your positive vibe, thanks! Leaf miner damage at 1:38. :-)

  • @jessbee74
    @jessbee74 Рік тому

    Great video!

  • @ravennelson827
    @ravennelson827 Рік тому

    Very good info Brit ,like history mixed in also. Blessings young lady

  • @ravennelson827
    @ravennelson827 Рік тому

    It also can be used for fishing, where it can be use to stun fish. which they the fish and game has made it unlawful to do. just another interesting note...

  • @ravennelson827
    @ravennelson827 Рік тому

    yup thats how we did it... good vid

  • @ravennelson827
    @ravennelson827 Рік тому

    keep them coming young lady, this old elder enjoy your vid's Blessings

  • @ravennelson827
    @ravennelson827 Рік тому

    Good video good to see and hear about the natural things we have that we may over look as we walk through our beautiful land. Blessed Brit

  • @ravennelson827
    @ravennelson827 Рік тому

    They are in Alaska southeast also , I'm a native from there. Blessings Right now living just north of Spokane where we are having a lot of fires right now. you stay safe young lady

  • @ravennelson827
    @ravennelson827 Рік тому

    Good to see you back like what you've done with your hair young lady. Blessings

  • @FerociousSniper
    @FerociousSniper Рік тому

    Just came across one of these today, and spent about 15 minutes using google to figure out what it is. It's late summer now, but it's got some berries that will ripen up in a week or so.

    • @BotanywithBrit
      @BotanywithBrit Рік тому

      Red-Flowering Currant is one of my favorites - make sure to keep an eye out for them when they bloom in the spring!

  • @britishaccent-qh1ue
    @britishaccent-qh1ue Рік тому

    🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️👍👍

  • @FreeThinking999
    @FreeThinking999 Рік тому

    GREAT video. Thanks. The best of its type.

  • @Ssanihal
    @Ssanihal Рік тому

    Thank you! Berry informative video. I really enjoy the intense sour and bitter flavor these berries have and the crunch of the seeds inside. I recommend not to eat many of them at a time or on an empty stomach.

    • @BotanywithBrit
      @BotanywithBrit Рік тому

      Hi @ssanihal ! Thank you for watching! Yes, I agree with you about not going overboard on these ones

  • @Michael-s2p3p
    @Michael-s2p3p Рік тому

    Poisonous? I have Afib and I eat foxgloves in salad every day. It controls my heart rate!

  • @Lou_Mansfield
    @Lou_Mansfield Рік тому

    That joke at the end is very funny!

  • @Lou_Mansfield
    @Lou_Mansfield Рік тому

    So much info in this video. Thank you I learned a lot

  • @sarairamirez2963
    @sarairamirez2963 Рік тому

    Is it safe to grow in my room?