Just picked a bowl of golden currants. It's maybe enough for a pie, but there are more ripening on the two buses. Pretty good for not having to water them or do much else except pick. The birds are planting the buses all over the place too.
#nativefoodforest
#CaliforniaNativePlants
#foraging
#goldencurrant
#ribesaureum

Corylus Cornuta Californica, California Hazel, I've been doing some understory thinning of young douglas fir encroachment into oak woodland, and found this lovely California hazel hidden, being crowded out. Im taking advantage of her ability to root naturally by layering. Where a young shoot leans over and touches the ground roots appear. Snip it off the main stem in the fall and you have a tree you can plant. A stand of hazel is a good addition to my ca native plant food forest and prized as a basket material.
#CaNativePlants #NativeFoodForest
#BasketMaterial
#CorylusCornutaCalifornica
#CaliforniaHazel
#Hazel