One of the most common medicinal plants in the UK, this week forager Joseph introduces you to the Hawthorne tree (Crataegus monogyna) and shows you the quickest way to harvest its fruit.

Always make sure you are 100% confident in your ID before picking or consuming any wild plant.

For more information on foraging and plant identification see the reading list below 🌿

#foraging #wildfood #edibleplants #medicinalherb

Some useful plant identification books:

Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland - Robin Harford
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edible-Medic...

Food For Free - Richard Mabey
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Food-Free-Co...

The Forager's Calendar - John Wright
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Foragers-Cal...

Some amazing foraging channels:

Wild Food UK
   / wildfooduk1  

Coastal Foraging With Craig Evans
   / @coastalforagingwithcraigev8447  

Vincent Petit (Amazing videos)
   / @vincentpetit2109  

Totally Wild UK - Excellent regular content
   / @totallywilduk6228  
https://totallywilduk.co.uk

Richard Mawby - Incredible forager currently living off of 100% Wild Food
   / @richardmawby