Douglas Fir (Spring Tips) (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

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

Majestic western conifer whose tender electric-lime spring needle tips burst with citrus, pine, and floral flavor.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Shoots, Leaves, Bark/Inner Bark

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Bright, citrusy, resinous, tangerine-lemon and pine candy with delicate herbal sweetness. — Fresh bright green spring tips infused into simple syrup for cocktails and sodas; Steeped in hot water for a fragrant, soothing forest tea; Dehydrated and ground with sea salt into gourmet wild finishing salt

Habitat & North American Range

Temperate rain forests, montane slopes, and river valleys of the western cordillera. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)