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American Beech – Fagus Grandifolia: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Old Tree of Wild Plants

American Beech - Fagus Grandifolia

Beech (Fagus grandifolia) is considered by some to be the oldest tree name in the world! It’s also an antique edible and old school medicinal plant. The beechnut tree scarcely grows fruit before it’s 40, 50 years old and produces more with age. Even then, good seed crops won’t happen every year. They tend to …

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Categories Edible & Medicinal Wild Plants Tags Antiseptic, Astringent, Black bears, Black-capped chickadees, Blue jays, Common grackles, Downy woodpeckers, Eastern chipmunks, Edible parts, Fagaceae/Beech family, Found in deciduous woods, Found in mixed woods, Gamebirds, Hairy woodpeckers, Integumentary, Medicinal parts, Moist soil, Muskrats, Native to Ontario, Partial shade, Porcupines, Purple finches, Raccoons, Red foxes, Red-headed woodpeckers, Rich hummus, Rose-breasted grosbeaks, Ruffed grouse, Rusty blackbirds, Shade, Squirrels, Well drained soil, White-breasted nuthatches, White-footed mice, White-tailed deer, Wild turkey, Yellow-bellied sapsuckers
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