Wild Food Foraging- Pine / Spruce / Cedar / Fir- Evergreen Teas

In this episode, I identify 4 common evergreen trees, and use their needles to make tea. I also compare the teas to see which one I like the best!

[mintodan]

The best description of Cedar, Fir, Pine, and Spruce. Thank you.

[michelemoneywell]

Pine: long needles, grows in clusters, white has 5 needles/cluster
Spruce: Sharpest most rigid, 4 sides, rolls
Fir: Rounded end, 2 sides, doesn't roll, 2 white stripes
Cedar: Flat "needles", many scale like sections

[AltairdeAlmeida]

Excellent video! As it happens I collected White Pine without knowing the name. Enjoyed it immensely. Better than any herbal tea. I liked it best when fresh. After keeping it in the fridge, the taste lessened. I live in the Ancient MalvernHills, England. The trees are not abundant, but they are around. Blessings to all. 💕

[ripptydevibes]

I always make pine tea when im on walks, but I use it along with a mint tea bag and go light on the pine needle. I love it!

[Eveseptir]

As a kid, I made some red pine tea for my scout camp and literally everyone enjoyed it. No sugar or anything. It started clear green while I boiled it then turned a deep golden color. I'm glad in retrospect that I didn't poison anyone (I'd been chewing on the needles for years, but you never know)
Spruce is kinda bitter and cedar is pretty flavourless but pine is rad.

[josephkreifelsii]

Best video ever for identifying differences between Spruce, Cedar, and Pine

[catfeline]

Pine needles can save your life, the amount of vitamin c is so great, it is practically a medical treatment, particularly in treatment of scurvy

[EagleArrow]

God made evergreen needles to remain all winter for a reason. 😊🌲

[walkingstickwoman]

White pine is good with dried mint, boil fully, then strain. I drink it without sugar, my personal preference

[jamisgood]

Good video man! Never thought about the rolling in the finger test. Pretty cool. I also have heard that fir needles are typically arranged in a more flat manner while spruce needles kind of form a circle around the branch. If that makes sense. Another ID tip is a spruce cone is pendent style in the middle of the branch, while a fir cone actually stands straight up from the branch. And then a hemlock cone is terminal, in that it hangs from the very tip of the branch.

[tinadoty]

Pine needle tea to survive the shedding that occurring with the jabbed

[joserey]

Totally awesome; thank you for your information!! TRULY a Heavenly Gift during these unprecedented times!! Be blessed and be safe! :)

[antoniascobi]

Been seeing this tea as an aide in C19 symptoms

[Seagull]

I can imagine cedar tea being the best. My father always puts wood in front of the fire to make it dry that last extra bit you can't get from just leaving it outside. Usually you don't notice much but if it's cedar the entire room smells wonderful.

[mrsseasea]

Here in the Pacific NW we as Native Tribe use the cedar tea as a medicine, as with a few hard wood trees, and stinger nettle tea too. I am glad to see you using this, it’s very good for you.

[HomEDUmom]

I just made my first cup of White Pine Needle tea. I had needles sent to me from a friend in Canada. I find it's very delicious, I even added a lemon to it. I will have to try the other ones as well. Thanks for ur video.

[KayaAurora]

I woke up this morning to my 6 year old watching your videos. Now we are both hooked. Thank you for these wonderful videos.

[LuciaSilva-dmcp]

Muchísimas Gracias por el video, con estás agujas de pino blanco las personas con reacciones adversas a la inyección experimental del v-i-r-u-s actual se están restableciendo, Dios puso este árbol maravilloso y a personas benditas como tú para sanar !!!🙏 Gracias, bendiciones 🙏 (No hablo inglés pero te entendí todo!)❣️

[holisticwellnessdebragotch]

Thank you for this video! So informative, interesting and clear to understand and identify different needles.

[waynelewis]

I like to use the soft, pale green new needles that you find in the spring; they're milder and sweeter. I have a small old aluminum percolator that works beautifully. I just fill the basket with the chopped needles and let it perc just like coffee. Makes a nice hot drink on a cold rainy evening.