CALIFORNIA BUCKEYE (AESCULUS) IS NATIVE HERE. THE TREE GROWS UP TO BROWN 12 METERS HIGH. THEY EAT THE ORANGE SEED THAT HAS TO BE LEACHED. THERE ARE VARIOUS WAYS TO PREPARE THIS NUT. THE TREE GROWS 12 M HIGH. IT IS A DORMANT SEED IN THE SUMMER AND READY TO PICK IN THE WINTER. THIS GROWS IN MANY CONDITIONS. THEY MASHED THE NUTS TO STUPIFY FISH! - AS WELL AS SOAPROOT. THE BARK , LEAVES AND FRUITS HAVE A NEUROTOXIN. THE MEAL IS COOKED AND EATEN.
THE POMO BREAK THE NUTS OPEN AND THEN REMOVE THE HUSK AND LEACH THEM FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE TREE LIVES OVER 200 YEARS.
POMO CUT BARK FROM THE TREE BASE AND MADE A POULTICE FOR SNAKE BITES. THERE ARE MANY WAYS FOR COOKING THESE SEEDS.
WIKIPEDIA, USDA
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