Silver Fir (Abies alba)

Family: Pinaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Form: Columnar.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Bark/Inner Bark

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Inner bark - cooked. It is dried, ground into a powder and then used as a thickening in soups etc or mixed with cereals when making bread. — Inner bark - cooked.; It is dried, ground into a powder and then used as a thickening in soups etc or mixed with cereals when making bread.

Habitat & North American Range

Forests in mountains, 1000 - 1600 metres. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)