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8.21.2011
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Just outside my studio door are two really large shagbark hickory trees. Last summer was dry but this year they both have a huge crop of nuts. The outer husk is green and the squirrels have already started chewing on them.
Beyond the hickories, down in the wet area near the stream, is a spice bush. I learned about this plant when I first moved here. It has a spicy smell when you break the leaves or scratch a branch. I've made tea from both the leaves and bark and it's lemony taste is very nice. In the fall the spice bush puts out a small berry that the early european settlers used like allspice.
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