The days of spring are leaving us to embrace the coming summer months. Each road trip we take is like a kaleidoscope. One week there is wakening buds hiding in grass and emerging leaves. The next journey is an explosion of colour and fragrance.
With the window rolled down, it’s not hard to discover Wolf Willow a.k.a Silverberry. The unmistakable sweet fragrance of its yellow blooms and silvery leaves gives it away where ever it chooses to grow.
With the window rolled down, it’s not hard to discover Wolf Willow a.k.a Silverberry. The unmistakable sweet fragrance of its yellow blooms and silvery leaves gives it away where ever it chooses to grow.
Each flower eventually produces a berry. As summer and fall progress, the berry will dry to become a natural winter food source for birds and animals.
The Wolf Willow berries are not all that palatable to humans, although they were used by pioneers as part of their diet. It was interesting to discover that jam or jelly can be made from the silvery white berry. Something I plan to do more research on.
For the camping enthusiasts and those that enjoy a campfire, it is not recommended to burn the green wood from Wolf Willow. Apparently, it gives off an odour likened to that of an old outhouse on a hot day. Not something I can attest to, just an observation found in several books in my library.
A day on the back roads is ever changing, aways beautiful and never disappointing.
Do you have Wolf Willow growing in your part of the world?
For the camping enthusiasts and those that enjoy a campfire, it is not recommended to burn the green wood from Wolf Willow. Apparently, it gives off an odour likened to that of an old outhouse on a hot day. Not something I can attest to, just an observation found in several books in my library.
A day on the back roads is ever changing, aways beautiful and never disappointing.
Do you have Wolf Willow growing in your part of the world?
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