Douglas Fir Identification - More than Just a Christmas Tree; It's Edible and Medicinal!

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  • @cindimiller290
    @cindimiller290 3 роки тому +2

    We have lots of Douglas Fir in NW Montana also, around Flathead Lake area.

  • @caandybarzbarz7691
    @caandybarzbarz7691 Рік тому +1

    Didnt know the bark was so great many thanks!

  • @Vampacious
    @Vampacious 2 роки тому +2

    Very cool info! Thanks for putting this fun and educational video together!

  • @carboncut
    @carboncut 4 роки тому +3

    Appreciated the extra humour, it was "intense". It is a great series, good installment. Print off your harvest license for your managment zone and harvest your tree without cost from crown land in the Okanagan.

  • @BCBushcraft-e1e
    @BCBushcraft-e1e 2 роки тому +1

    To elaborate, the inner bark layer you would be eating is the cambium.. the needles also provide beta carotene which your body then converts to vitamin A when injesting as a tea..

  • @Hayley-sl9lm
    @Hayley-sl9lm Місяць тому

    Wow that's really fascinating about the "tree breast milk", I think that might be why I see sometimes in the late summer I've seen yellow jackets swarming the tops of young doug firs, that is probably what they're doing, collecting sugar. The one time I made tea from douglas fir tips, I got diarrhea from it - I think too much vitamin C can cause that so I need to figure out the right amount of steeping time. Boiling destroys vitamin C, so you want to boil enough to kill pathogens and to reduce the vitamin C to a reasonable level, but not so much as to destroy all of the vitamin C and antioxidants. I think I under-steeped mine or used too many needles per amount of water.

  • @emmalee478
    @emmalee478 4 роки тому +1

    Can’t wait to see what our Christmas Tree from the woods looks like. Hopefully you don’t take bites out of it!

    • @OkanaganGardenerandForager
      @OkanaganGardenerandForager  4 роки тому +1

      I don't think I will. It didn't taste very good this time of year, but maybe I will decide when I see it!

  • @tracycouture3955
    @tracycouture3955 3 роки тому +1

    Great stuff, I'm trying to learn all about edibles/medicinals in BC can't seem to find any good/old books with pictures but no luck. 🌲🌿🌱🌾🍀

    • @OkanaganGardenerandForager
      @OkanaganGardenerandForager  3 роки тому

      Thank you! Are you specifically looking for old books? I can recommend some newer ones that I like if you are interested!

  • @galaxytraveler5779
    @galaxytraveler5779 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for sharing this! I have a new found appreciation and interest in evergreen trees since i discovered essential oils. I am now obsessed with evergreen oils and douglas fir is a favorite.
    Do you happen to know if Siberian fir grows in North America, or are they only found in Russia/Asia?

    • @OkanaganGardenerandForager
      @OkanaganGardenerandForager  3 роки тому

      Thanks for watching! It might be here, but I haven't seen it that I'm aware of. I would think if it's here, it would be an escape from somebody's yard or something. Sorry, I don't know!

  • @mdmartin1211
    @mdmartin1211 4 роки тому +2

    Onward!

  • @ranbirkaur1078
    @ranbirkaur1078 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks, that was interesting. I switched on cc, and I noticed an awfull lot of "uh" in this recording. Just check it out, and maybe eliminate them from your vocabulary?

    • @OkanaganGardenerandForager
      @OkanaganGardenerandForager  3 роки тому

      Thank you for watching and commenting! That is helpful feedback! I will try to pay attention to that for the next video.

    • @ranbirkaur1078
      @ranbirkaur1078 3 роки тому +1

      @@OkanaganGardenerandForager I used to do a LOT of public speaking, and I had to curb my habit of using those filler noises myself :) I'm looking forward to a new, fresh, uh and um free video :)

    • @OkanaganGardenerandForager
      @OkanaganGardenerandForager  3 роки тому

      Hopefully I did better in the most recent one! Thanks again!

  • @keepingitsimple88
    @keepingitsimple88 2 роки тому +3

    I eat the sap.

  • @androidtab5612
    @androidtab5612 2 роки тому

    Norwaysprucetrees