Oleaceae/Olive family

Common Lilac – Syringa Vulgaris: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Candy of Wild Plants

Common Lilac – Syringa Vulgaris

Lilac is not native to Ontario, but it’s pretty easy to find having been a favourite hedge of many homesteaders. It’s more of a candy to our native insects than nutritive (as a native plant would be). With that and the folk name “nose-candy”, candied petals, etc., “candy” seemed an apt title. My extensive library … [Read more…]

White Ash – Fraxinus Americana: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Crafty Tree of Wild Plants

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White Ash - Fraxinus Americana

White ash (Fraxinus americana) is a useful tree to know. In fact, it’s one of the top five trees Caleb Kinew Nini Musgrave @canadianbushcraft recommends knowing in our area. The other four being birch, cedar, spruce and basswood. The “white” refers to the pale underside of leaves, twigs, and bark, although it’s really more of … [Read more…]