Sunday, January 03rd, 2010 | Author: Pencil Bugs

pine treeEver thought about eating a Christmas tree?  Well, don’t.  The needles from certain types of pine trees are actually poisonous although I don’t know why someone would want to try eating one anyway.  But you can make a pine needle tea from the Eastern White Pine tree and it’s actually healthy for you because it’s high in vitamin C but I bet it tastes like eating grass.

If you are interested in finding out which trees have pine nuts that are safe to eat, visit Rhora’s Nut Farm and Nursery.

Sources: University of Colorado-Boulder and Survival Topics

Just another little-known trivia to add to my 12 Days of Christmas Trivia.  If you missed any of the previous days, scroll down in my blog to catch up.

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