Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)

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

Bloom Color: Brown. Form: Pyramidal, Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

taste test can tell when the tannin has been leached. — Rather small, it is only 1cm long.; The seed can be dried, ground into a powder and used as a thickening in stews etc or mixed with cereals for making bread.; The seed contains bitter tannins, these can be leached out by thoroughly washing the seed in running water though many minerals will also be lost.; Either the whole seed can be used or the seed can be dried and ground it into a powder.

Habitat & North American Range

Low wet borders of swamps and streams, bottom lands and sandy uplands on rich soils. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)