http://www.eatweeds.co.uk/stalking-the-wild-cherry Wild food guide to the edible plants of Britain Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:48:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.eatweeds.co.uk/stalking-the-wild-cherry/comment-page-1#comment-775 Robin on Wild Cherries Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:52:21 +0000 http://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=631#comment-775 Chris: I know that Prunus padus, Cornus mas, Prunus serrulata, Prunus avium, Prunus cerasifera are all edible. Regarding cyanide poisoning it usually refers to eating the leaves, twigs and kernals etc. rather than the fruit. Chris: I know that Prunus padus, Cornus mas, Prunus serrulata, Prunus avium, Prunus cerasifera are all edible. Regarding cyanide poisoning it usually refers to eating the leaves, twigs and kernals etc. rather than the fruit.

]]> http://www.eatweeds.co.uk/stalking-the-wild-cherry/comment-page-1#comment-772 Chris Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:41:03 +0000 http://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=631#comment-772 Hi Robin, I ate a few today and some were extremely bitter. I've heard some mixed reports about wild cherries. Some say that there is toxic amount of cyanide, others say they have cancer curing abilites. What sayeth the foraging elder? Chris Hi Robin,
I ate a few today and some were extremely bitter. I’ve heard some mixed reports about wild cherries. Some say that there is toxic amount of cyanide, others say they have cancer curing abilites. What sayeth the foraging elder?
Chris

]]> http://www.eatweeds.co.uk/stalking-the-wild-cherry/comment-page-1#comment-521 NICKY SHIER Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:10:02 +0000 http://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=631#comment-521 JUST MOVED 2 A COUNCLE FLAT IN TAUNTON AND THOUGHT WE-ED GO UP THE LOVLEY COUNTRY LANE AT THE BACK AND HAD JUST READ YOUR THING AND SAID MITE START FORAGING AS A HOBBY IN 30 SECONDS THERE WAS A WILD CHERRY TREE LOADED WITH EM! THEN TONS OF NUTS THEN AN ALMOND TREE THEN A MORRILLO CHERRY TREE IT WENT ON AND ON -MY DAD IDENTIFIIED THE RED CHERRIE AS WILD BUT THE REST PROBABLY WERE PLANTED MANY YEARS AGO-THE COMMUNIAL GARDENS AROUND THE FLAT GOT CRAB APPLES ELDERBERRRIES ROSE HIPS ETC= JUST MOVED 2 A COUNCLE FLAT IN TAUNTON AND THOUGHT WE-ED GO UP THE LOVLEY COUNTRY LANE AT THE BACK AND HAD JUST READ YOUR THING AND SAID MITE START FORAGING AS A HOBBY IN 30 SECONDS THERE WAS A WILD CHERRY TREE LOADED WITH EM! THEN TONS OF NUTS THEN AN ALMOND TREE THEN A MORRILLO CHERRY TREE IT WENT ON AND ON -MY DAD IDENTIFIIED THE RED CHERRIE AS WILD BUT THE REST PROBABLY WERE PLANTED MANY YEARS AGO-THE COMMUNIAL GARDENS AROUND THE FLAT GOT CRAB APPLES ELDERBERRRIES ROSE HIPS ETC=

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