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Sugar Maple – Acer Saccharum: Edible & Medicinal Uses of Canada’s Flagship Wild Plant

March 6, 2020 by Rachel of the Woods 3 Comments
Sugar Maple – Acer Saccharum

Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) is a Ontario staple. I’m not sure you’re going to come across another edible and medicinal plant quite as “Canadian” as this! My sugar maples are young and mostly line the road-side of my property. Thankfully there is one on my property that’s large enough for a tap. Everyone is doing … [Read more…]

Posted in: Edible & Medicinal Wild Plants Tagged: American goldfinches, American robins, Astringent, Bees, Deep soil, Digestive, Diuretic, Eastern chipmunks, Edible parts, Found in mixed woods, Found in pure stands, Full sun, Grosbeaks, Integumentary, Medicinal parts, Native to Ontario, Northern cardinals, Northern orioles, Partial shade, Sapindaceae (incl. Aceraceae)/Maple family, Scarlet tanagers, Squirrels, Vireos, Well drained soil
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