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Blake Lenoir wrote:What's happening! D you forgot to add Virginia and pitch pines which are native to your Ohio, as well as some rhodendrons and azeleas. You ever saw an American chestnut tree before? There's a rare magnolia tree in your state called the bigleaf and whether you've seen it. I've got some unique trees found in my Illinois including bald cypress, shortleaf pine, red pine, American chestnut, water hickory, tamarack and American mountain ash. There's also rhodenrons and azeleas in the La Rue hills area of the Shawnee forest. Here in the Chicago area, I have jack pine, black gum, redbud, sassafras, flowering dogwood and paper birch. Universal list you got!
Betsy Carraway wrote:Thanks for all of that, D!!
I have some questions though: Ginger is on your list for Ohio! But not a word about it. Is this the regular Chinese ginger, and I guess freezing doesn't kill it?!?
And, for the Southeast (where I live) - you have Okra: this is an annual plant, right? Just checking; the list has mostly perennials on it...
Also you mentioned "magnolia fruit"...what the heck?!? Will you please give a link to this, or more info? I am aware that the red seeds were used by the Cherokee and others as a febrifuge, but never heard of the ovary as a "fruit" as in, Edible; at what stage? Cooked? Eager to know this!!
Thanks, Betsy
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Dusty Ezell wrote:
Betsy Carraway wrote:Thanks for all of that, D!!
I have some questions though: Ginger is on your list for Ohio! But not a word about it. Is this the regular Chinese ginger, and I guess freezing doesn't kill it?!?
And, for the Southeast (where I live) - you have Okra: this is an annual plant, right? Just checking; the list has mostly perennials on it...
Also you mentioned "magnolia fruit"...what the heck?!? Will you please give a link to this, or more info? I am aware that the red seeds were used by the Cherokee and others as a febrifuge, but never heard of the ovary as a "fruit" as in, Edible; at what stage? Cooked? Eager to know this!!
Thanks, Betsy
What part of the southeast are you from? I've been looking to network with other permies from the region. I'm in Central Mississippi near Alabama.
Okra was probably introduced to the South from somewhere like Ethopia. I believe watermelons, colards and a few other Southern food staples were as well. Corn, squashes, and beans are the annual food crops native to the region. I believe sweet potatoes as well. Peppers and potatoes hail from South America.
I haven't heard of magnolia fruit being edible, but I read a blog where someone had pickled various kinds of magnolia leaves with good results. I have a few Magnolia Grandiflora near my property in the right of way I plan to transplant soon, they have the largest leaves and flowers in North America.
I've got some LSU groundnut tubers I searched high and low for. Of the native edibles, I'm most excited about these as they are nitrogen fixers with tons of vining foliage. Ironically I moved back to my hometown recently and there are just tons of native groundnuts on the property.
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