Wild apple, also known as Crab Apples or Crabs, are a tree that grow to 13-39 feet tall with a dense, twiggy crown.
Wild crab apple or wild apple – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
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Water plantain – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
About Water plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica) The Water-plantain plant, also known as Mad-dog weed, has small, white flowers and heart-shaped leaves with pointed tips. It has a fibrous root and several long-stemmed leaves with a triangular shaped stem. The leaves are clustered at the base of the plant. The plant produces many small white or pale…
Walnut – the many uses of Walnut trees in survival situations (including of course, eating the walnuts)
Walnut tree (Juglans species) identification Walnuts grow on very large trees, often reaching 18 meters (54 feet) tall, with some growing as high as 40 meters (130 feet) tall. Walnut trees often have divided (split or forked) trunks with wide-spread crowns of foliage at the top of the tree. Walnut trees have divided leaves, with…
Tree fern – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for the tree fern plant in a survival situation.
Tree fern (Various genera) Tree ferns are tall trees with long, slender trunks that often have a very rough, bark-like covering. The fronds unfold and are large and multiple-pinnate (feather like). Large, lacy leaves uncoil from the top of the trunk. The leaves may be covered in scales with spore clusters underneath. Many species have…
Thistle – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Thistle (Cirsium species) This plant may grow as high as 1.5 meters (5 feet). It has erect stems, typically with spine-tipped wings, and greyish green leaves that are long-pointed, spear-shaped, deeply lobed, and prickly. Disk flower heads grow at the end of the branches, on an enlarged, green spiny base, and are usually purpose or…
Strawberry – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Strawberry (Fragaria species) Strawberry is a small, low-growing plant with a three-leaved growth pattern with coarsely serrated edges growing on short, scaly stalks. The terminal tooth on the leaf will be smaller than the other serrated teeth. It has small, white flowers, typically with 5-6 petals, growing solitary on short stalks. They are usually produced…
Sheep sorrel – edible wild plant – how to find, identify, prepare, and other uses for survival.
Sheep Sorrel, also known as red sorrel, sour weed, and field sorrel, is a perennial weed that grows on an upright stem that is slender and reddish in color.
Plantain, broad and narrow leaf – many uses including food and medicine
Plantain, broad and narrow leaf (Plantago species) Plantains come in two types – broad leaf and narrow leaf. The broad leaf plantain has leaves over 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) across with parallel veins that are spread wider at the broad part of the leaf. The plantain leaves grow in a cluster close to the ground.…
Pine trees – pine provides a bounty of uses in survival situations.
Pine trees are easily recognized by their needle-like leaves grouped in bundles. Each bundle may contain one to five needles, the number varying among species. They are a resinous tree growing up to 250 feet tall. The tree’s odor and sticky sap provide a simple way to distinguish pines from similar looking trees with needle-like…
Oak trees – the many uses of oak in a survival situation (yes, it’s even edible).
Oak tree (Quercus species) Oak trees have alternate leaves and edible acorn fruits. The leaves of the Oak may have serrated edges or may have smooth edges. The flowers are catkins produced in the Spring season. The fruit is a nut called an acorn. It is held in a cup-like structure with each acorn containing…
