Trees and shrubs

Walnut – Juglans Spp.: Edible & Medicinal Uses of a Highly Prized Wild Nut Tree

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Walnuts - Juglans Spp.

In Ontario, black walnut (Juglans nigra) and butternut AKA white walnut (Juglans cinerea) are our native walnut species. Around Haliburton we’re barely in range, with only a few black walnuts and butternuts noted on iNaturalist. Both species are more abundant to the south. There are a few nonnative Juglan species around Ontario too. As a … [Read more…]

Alder-leaved Buckthorn – Endotropis Alnifolia: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Native Buckthorn of Ontario

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Alder-leaved Buckthorn – Endotropis Alnifolia

Alderleaf buckthorn AKA Alder-leaved buckthorn (Endotropis alnifolia syn. Rhamnus alnifolia) is Ontario’s only native buckthorn. Sadly it’s much rarer than the very aggressive nonnatives. It has seen some edible and medicinal usage. I had to change the Latin name with the times in the images and text here, but the older synonym will stay in … [Read more…]