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I made some tea from fir tips.  It was pretty good!
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fir baby
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just the tip
just the tip
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tastes like Christmas
tastes like Christmas

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For tea wasn’t very flavorful. I crushed the needles a bit before steeping.  The pictures mature tree is for identification. I actually collected my sample from a smaller tree that still had meristomatic tips.
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This is a fir tree, Frazier Fir if I’m not mistaken.
This is a fir tree, Frazier Fir if I’m not mistaken.
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The tip from which I made tea and the branch from which I harvested it
The tip from which I made tea and the branch from which I harvested it
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Me questioning whether it will taste like hot Pinesol
Me questioning whether it will taste like hot Pinesol
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I'm in love with kinnikinnick tea now, thanks.
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Sumac tea.
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Yummy tea
Yummy tea
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A handful of sumac berries
A handful of sumac berries
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Sumac in the wild
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Make a cup of tea from one of:
- fir tip

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 - A picture of the yummy tea in a cup

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 - This is "Foraging" so the plants can not be cultivated by you.
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Make a cup of tea from one of:
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Make a cup of tea from one of:
- clover

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Delicious!

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I found catmint in the canyon while out hiking.

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