Some fall edibles...

[kgd]

Just a little fall walk this morning. Among the edibles were autumn olives, wild grapes, highbrush cranberry and hickory nuts. Despite needing my wool sweater this morning, it warmed up quick and the mosquitoes came out! Oh well, it was a very nice walk.

Autumn Olives

Wild Grapes

Make a yummy combo!

A really large gull on some goldenrod.

Hickory nut

Highbrush cranberry is on the video...

Given the "necker" buzz out there, I brought along my little Bruce Culberson EDC knife with me today.

Here is the video -

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[TheGame]

Thanks for the post Ken. Wild Edibles has been something of interest for me. I've managed to get a little better over the past year, but still no where near where I was hoping I'd be.

 

[Mistwalker]

Some really nice shots Ken! Love the macro catterpiller. I found a few Hickory nuts down on the last hike, they taste great when they dry a bit but man cracking those things is a chore. About the only edibles I munched on were some Ocoee (passion fruit) and a few autumn olives, no pics of those this time.

Oh, and some awesome beef jerky made by a friend of mine

I'm still trying to identify these...

There are obviously some persimmons in the area, but not on the trees I usually raid.

This guy didn't have a lot of meat on him, and was a little quick to catch...plus i couldn't even get close to him anyway

Still plenty of bees around though...

 

[kgd]

Nice shots Mist. Never tasted the ocoee fruit as they don't grow around here at all. Looks really interesting. The hawthorn fruit should be out in full force now as well.

 

[DOC-CANADA]

Nice pictures, Ken. Watch out for the critters in the Haws.

Mistwalker, this looks like Maple-leaved Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) to me. Are the leaves opposite? Looks like they are.

I forgot where you live, so I can't check the distribution chart.

Doc

 

[Mistwalker]

Nice shots Mist. Never tasted the ocoee fruit as they don't grow around here at all. Looks really interesting. The hawthorn fruit should be out in full force now as well.

Thanks. The Ocoee is a North American passion fruit that I am thinking grows mainly here in the southeast US but i could be wrong there. It is a lot like eating pomegranate with a jelly like stuff around the seeds. It tastes good and has a citrus-y flavor. According to the USDA we have a few varieties of the Hawthorn down here, what type is it that you eat the fruit from up there?

Mistwalker, this looks like Maple-leaved Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) to me. Are the leaves opposite? Looks like they are.

I forgot where you live, so I can't check the distribution chart.

Doc

Thanks Doc! I have some better pictures on my external hard drive in the truck but I believe you are right. The information I found mentioned some Viburnums have fruit suitable for making jams but I found no such information on this one. Do you have any knowledge of it? Oh, and i am in S.E. Tennessee.

 

[Woods Walker]

Great thread. A green hickory nut is nasty bitter.....nasty. But in a short time they will rock. This looks to be a good year for them.

 

[One Legged Josh]

Good stuff Ken. The olives are all over the place right now. Those grapes look tasty!

 

[jcl-MD]

Great Pics Ken!!

THANKS!!

 

[dewingrm]

kgd,

What are the purple flowers with yellow center? I saw the same kind of flower last week on a walk.

Are the all yellow flowers Jerusalem Artichoke?


Here's a few pics I took.

Wild Carrot

Wild Carrot

Hickory, see Docs post below

Rose Lake

 

[kgd]

kgd,

What are the purple flowers with yellow center? I saw the same kind of flower last week on a walk.

Are the all yellow flowers Jerusalem Artichoke?

The purple flower with yellow center is a New England Aster I believe, but it could also be an Amethest Aster.

The yellow one is a sunflower of some type. St. Jerusalem's artichoke is a type of sunflower but I don't know if the ones in my pictures are that or not.

 

[Shotgun]

Nice pics.

 

[DOC-CANADA]

Thanks Doc! I have some better pictures on my external hard drive in the truck but I believe you are right. The information I found mentioned some Viburnums have fruit suitable for making jams but I found no such information on this one. Do you have any knowledge of it? Oh, and i am in S.E. Tennessee.

Hey mistwalker - I have never heard of V. acerifolium used for food or medicine, but that doesn't mean it wasn't.

And according to the USDA, you definitely have it growing in your area.

And dewingrm, this is a Hickory nut, not a Walnut:

Doc

 

[dewingrm]

Hey mistwalker - I have never heard of V. acerifolium used for food or medicine, but that doesn't mean it wasn't.

And according to the USDA, you definitely have it growing in your area.

And dewingrm, this is a Hickory nut, not a Walnut:

Doc

That's what I get for not looking at my identification book before posting. I should have known since the outer shell was open. There are also walnut trees in this area. Now I have to go back and identify both of them properly. Thanks for the correction.

 

[Mistwalker]

That's what I get for not looking at my identification book before posting. I should have known since the outer shell was open. There are also walnut trees in this area. Now I have to go back and identify both of them properly. Thanks for the correction.

Just see which one is easier to eat, and that will be the walnut

 

[Nobody]

Are the seeds of the passionfruit edible or just the gunk around them? I've eaten the fruit before many times but not the seeds.

 

[sicily02]

Ken, you have some yummy looking wild edibles up in your area. thanks for posting the pics and the vid of them.

Bryan

 

[coaldigger]

Nice pics 'Ol Bud...We are covered up with the "Olives" here to, the coal companies around here plant these trees everywhere when they reclaim an area. The PawPaws should be rip about now also ! I've got a tree not far from my house that I've been watching with some fruit on it, gonna let the boy's try out a PawPaw, they have never ate one ! I have never ate the Olives, I had never seen or heared of anyone eating these & they are "Everywhere" around here & all are loaded with the fruit but you never see anyone picking these, I've seen Grouse eating them but thats about it...that made me kinda leary abot trying them out !

 

[kgd]

Nice pics 'Ol Bud...We are covered up with the "Olives" here to, the coal companies around here plant these trees everywhere when they reclaim an area. The PawPaws should be rip about now also ! I've got a tree not far from my house that I've been watching with some fruit on it, gonna let the boy's try out a PawPaw, they have never ate one ! I have never ate the Olives, I had never seen or heared of anyone eating these & they are "Everywhere" around here & all are loaded with the fruit but you never see anyone picking these, I've seen Grouse eating them but thats about it...that made me kinda leary abot trying them out !

The autumn olives are great coaldigger. I've consumed massive amounts of them in a given setting so I don't think there is much to worry about. They have an usual aftertaste that takes a bit getting used to and then your sort of get addicted to them.

I'd really be interested if you post some pictures of the PawPaws that include not only the ripe fruit but the leaf patter and tree growth form. They are supposedly here but are rather rare and I'm never sure what to look for when trying to spot a tree.

 

[S.Grosvenor]

Fantastic photography, thanks for sharing. Gathered up some acorns (white oak) and boiled this last weekend, while edible, not my favorite. Made pancakes with them sun morning ...