Edible Plants: Sumac
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Publicado 2011-02-26
CAUTION:If you have a severe allergy to members of the cashew family like poison ivy, pistachios or mangoes, you may be allergic to to the red drupes of Sumac. Soooo...be cautious when trying this drink. Luckily this is a rare ocurance.
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I recently discovered that the young shoots & branchlets are edible raw. Pick them when they are young and green (before the white pith develops), peel off the leaves & outer bark. They have a fruity taste.According to Arthur Haines, an extremely knowledgeable botanist, sumac does have medicinal uses. The bark contains tannins & is astringent & is also antimicrobial. Decoctions are made from the inner bark.I'm not an herbalist so I suggest you check out his book"Ancestral Plants" for more info.
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1:42 this might be my favorite part of any video, ever 😆
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I always loved these trees. They always reminded me of the Jurassic Park movie as a kid.
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I love your videos! clear, concise and to the point. Thank you!
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You did an excellent job with your video. A lot of people talk and talk and talk. You are straight to point. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and God bless
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Thank you so much--it's good to know that my films are appreciated.
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this was the most informative vid on sumac thank you ☺
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Great video :)) I learned so much from this than the other videos I've watched! 🥰
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They really are so tropical looking! There are so many of them here in upstate new york as well. I didn't know you could store them like that tho. Awesome video, thank you so much!
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Hi Blanche, I am new to your video and I’m glad I found your video there’s a lot from you I can learn, thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge!!!
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Sumac berries are high in vitamin C and malic acid. I'm not an herbalist but friends of mine who are say that the bark and leaves are antimicrobial and antibacterial. It would be interesting to do further research on this plant.
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Just came across this while attempting to identify some Sumac growing in my yard; thanks for the great information! :)
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I've found that children are especially fond of plants that have a tart lemony taste like sumac & wood sorrel. That taste is an indicator of the presence of vitamin c--perhaps children need xtra & that's why they enjoy that flavor so much.
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thats very usefully i use sumac all the time but never knew where they come from how they look how does their tree looks like..it's awesome
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Answer Part two: Sumac suckers profusely creating thickets, so it needs a lot of room to spread. There’s a smaller shrub (Rhus trilobata) aka lemonade sumac which is more common out west. It withstands poor conditions & is ok with little water. Its berries are edible just like those of staghorn & its leaves in fall turn beautiful colors. You might ask about that one at your garden center. Hope this helps. How lucky you are to have pecan trees--they don't grow up this far -we have hickories.
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Very informative video, thank you! Here in Southern Ontario, it's only the middle of July and many a Staghorn Sumac are already showing bright red clusters... I guess it's time to harvest!
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I love to take the seed heads and make sun tea (starting with cold water in a clear glass jar) on really sunny summer days....can also add some sage or rosehips
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Thanx for your support & positive feedback!
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Try for video we all learn from each other and to find out what grows and is free and valuable is great! Ty
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in the Middle East cuisines sumac is use as a condiment simply , wait until the sumac berry dries up and grind the skin of the berry then sprinkle on onions , in the Middle East they used to use Stone grinding Mills Google the following you see it Two women of Palestine Grinding at the mill Palestine . they're used in the Shawarma sandwich , you could easily make a business out of it selling some mac two Middle Eastern grocery shop
