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Sorrel Tree (Oxydendrum arboreum)
Family: Ericaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)
Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early fall, Late summer, Late fall, Mid summer, Mid fall. Form: Oval, Pyramidal.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Leaves
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring
Flavor & Culinary Uses
pleasant acid flavour. — A pleasant acid flavour.; They allay thirst.
Habitat & North American Range
Well-drained gravelly soils on ridges rising above the banks of streams. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)