Slippery Elm Is NOT Endangered ❌ @feralforaging#wildfoodlove#ulmusrubra
“You’ll see me harvesting some of the young seeds in this video. Is this sustainable? Yes, it is. When gathering the young samaras from slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) there are always going to be a few seeds that are easy to reach and a far greater number of seeds that will be too tedious to gather. Plus, it will take you to a place to look for the mature seeds (see end of video for context).
I would love to see this tree used less for commercial harvest despite the conclusions of the video, especially because the invasive Siberian Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) can be used nearly interchangeably with slippery elm.
I know some people are going to bring up the “status” from a different website on slippery elm, but if it’s the one I am thinking of, their process for listing a species of concern is far from rigorous from what I can observe, and they have more than a few other plants on their lists that have no business being on an “endangered” or “concern” list.
I encourage you to read the IUCN’s assessment of slippery elm, which concludes that slippery elm is, “least concern”. It addresses the concern of exposure to Dutch Elm Disease. My young slippery elm saplings are doing great.“ - @feralforaging#slipperyelm#foraging#ulmus#wildfood#forager#foragedfood#elmdisease#dutchelmdisease#elm#elmtree#seedcollection#seedcollecting#treeseeds#treeidentification#commonmisconceptions#samaras#commonmisconceptions#plantfacts#IUCN#endangered#endangeredspecies#endangeredplants#plantsandtrees#herbalsupport#herbalsupplements#herbalplants
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