Category Archives: Trees

Making maple syrup

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Angelyn

I love maple syrup.  Living in the mountains of western North Carolina, I see lots of red maple trees but have yet to find a group of sugar maple trees.  I always  “knew” that sugar maple sap is the ingredient … Continue reading →

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White pine blessings

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Angelyn

I’ve been reading about Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) and how its needles (with Vitamin C) can be used to make pine tea.  Today I also found a recipe for pine oil, pine oxymel and pine salve (reportedly useful with … Continue reading →

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Asking for help to cut down tree

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Angelyn

A black locust tree — which a few years ago was a small sapling and was now a nearly twenty-foot tall tree — needed to come down.  I had confirmed this decision with the Deva of the Garden.  Since the … Continue reading →

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Fraser magnolia

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Angelyn

Last year I received information during a nature coning to plant a fraser magnolia (Magnolia fraseri) in a new space on the property.  Here’s a view of that small tree when I first transplanted it to the new “shade garden.” … Continue reading →

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Sweet gum goodness

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Angelyn

I used to live in a house which had lots of black locust trees in the yard — along with one good-sized sweet gum tree (Liquidambar styraciflua).  Although folks complained about the “gum balls” which dropped on the ground and … Continue reading →

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Woods wandering

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Angelyn

On this gorgeous fall day I decided to wander the woods in an area I infrequently visit — the slope above my house.  I found two of these American chestnut (Castanea dentata) trees.  No, they are not large because most … Continue reading →

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