This plant is also common in the Caribbean, & is quite tasty!
@RobbsHomemadeLife10 жыл бұрын
Hello Deane, I missed a couple of minutes of your video, so if you mentioned this I apologize for repeating what you may have said, but you may want to know the leaves are sold on eBay to people who raise fish in aquariums.
@EatTheWeeds10 жыл бұрын
For what use? Food?
@RobbsHomemadeLife10 жыл бұрын
EatTheWeeds There seem to be multiple answers, but food is one, as is changing the chemistry of the water. www.indianalmondleaves.com/aquariums.php The leaves are sold for good prices. I used to work at a company for 17 years and parked my car under an almond tree and often had leaves fall on the car, and after the company closed down and I no longer work there I found out I could have been selling the leaves on ebay, LOL Apparently, in some cases, money does grow on trees.
@jojoyojimbi10 жыл бұрын
EatTheWeeds the tannins in the Indian almond raises the PH and is thought to provide a type of medicinal treatment for the fish and shrimp that people keep, they have been shown to have some antifungal effects which can always be helpful in a closed system like an aquarium
@oappap37159 жыл бұрын
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@FacetsOfTruth10 жыл бұрын
I love all your videos my friend. I have seen every one of them. I love to 'fascinate' all the 'Locals' here, by 'eating the weeds' in my area. I know that this is very 'off-subject', but I was wondering if there are any 'vines, and/or, their leaves' like 'Kudzu' that are everywhere, that are edible around my area here in Ohio. We have Ivy, and particularly 'Honey Suckle vines and/or their flowers'. These are everywhere. Are there 'any' types of vines (or their leaves), that are edible? I would loved to see a video from you that talks about 'Vines'. Thanks for all you do. I tell everyone about you. God bless!
@EatTheWeeds10 жыл бұрын
Honeysuckle is iffy but you might want to consider a local Smilax.
@seasonallocation94289 жыл бұрын
oh green where are you at or been ?
@YathishShamaraj4 жыл бұрын
You never got to see the ripe fruit at all looks like.. The dried seeds you got were too old and just like coconuts they start growing from inside... You must get one of them when they are red in color.. very tasty as a fruit. and the seed inside needs to be cured for a month or two after extraction.then it tastes a lot like almonds.
@Sauce78710 жыл бұрын
Live a few blocks from that zoo, gona go see if that tree is still there.
@LindaKordich9 жыл бұрын
Very cool...I subscribed! Where do you live?
@RohtoUser9 жыл бұрын
It can be relrelated to the coconut?
@pamelagonzalez95676 жыл бұрын
great video my friend 😊
@jskip69r10 жыл бұрын
Can you do a latana video?
@chunfu210 жыл бұрын
These trees are widely planted in Hong Kong.
@chunfu210 жыл бұрын
They are yellow when ripe, and are really fragrant. The flesh is however isn't really tasty.
@jacquelynhutto888210 жыл бұрын
They need to get these companies to stop spraying weeds on the side of the road and people need to manually pull up weeds when they are in the way. There's no telling how many species of plants have been killed, that have possible preventative potentials.
@RonRay10 жыл бұрын
It becomes obvious to me that these trees are not very proliferous in most of the state of Florida, as you don't see them often. (or least I didn't as a youth in Florida.) You mentioned that they don't tolerate freeze, so maybe that has a bearing on the location of its growth; which reminds me that everyone claims we are in a global warming and yet the fruit trees of my youth (orange, lemon, etc.), in central Florida are all but gone, due to freezing. But that is another tangent. Thank you Dean. I have enjoyed your videos for many years, since around episode #12 (about six years).
@YathishShamaraj4 жыл бұрын
You can actually eat the outer most part when it's rip (dark red to red in color)...
@thuffman4410 жыл бұрын
Great video! I live in South West Florida near Fort Myers and I have never heard about this tree before. I'd love to grow one in my backyard .... Oh wait you just mentioned that these tree's are considered "invasive", so I guess I cant grow one in my garden .. Haha
@EatTheWeeds10 жыл бұрын
Thirty years from now when some governmental functionary says "Isn't that a tropical almond" you say... "so that's what it is..."
@thuffman4410 жыл бұрын
LOL
@mleslie43275 жыл бұрын
I'm near Ft Myers too! I've been on the hunt, and surprisingly haven't come across many of these trees. Considering the crazy landscaping we have in our area, I'm surprised our neighborhoods aren't chock full of these "ornamental" guest trees. 😁 Humans are the invasive ones...although I will fight to keep the indigenous plant friends thriving and well.
@AuntieGabby10 жыл бұрын
Dean, you are missed. Thank you for the free education. Looking forward to your next video!
@worldclasschampionwcc21059 жыл бұрын
Is that the same almond that people use to drop the ph of their aquariums? tks!!!
@TheShredfest899 жыл бұрын
It's been a year Dean! We miss you! Please make more videos.
@loganbabcock61799 жыл бұрын
Hey Dean, have you considered carrying a Leatherman Style PS? It's small, has a small pair of pliers (for those pesky pointy plants), a small pair of scissors for cutting flowers/stalks cleanly, a small pair of tweezers and a nail file (not really needed, but it is nice.
@RohtoUser9 жыл бұрын
And also i live in california and there almonds that grow here i dont know if they are wild or not but the skin isnt hard and its hairy soak them in warn water and rub them on a towle, make a dipping sauce with dried chilli pepper flakes, salts, fishauce/water ate everything.
@rtvitko7 жыл бұрын
Dean, Thanks for your work informing the public. There is one stage of growth you did not show which might help you and others. The tropical almonds ripen. When they ripen, the green outer husk turns yellow to red and even purple in some varieties. It is at that time when the husk is edible. Folks just gnaw off the soft husk and leave the fibrous inner "nut" behind to dry. After it dries, we crack and consume the inner "seed."
@greendeane17 жыл бұрын
Thanks... I did manage to get that information in my article on the parent website, EatTheWeeds.com
@iluvator6510 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 145! In The Bahamas, we eat them when they turn yellow- that's when they are sweet. I didn't know the inside could be eaten as well. Thanks for the info.
@EatTheWeeds10 жыл бұрын
I've never seen a yellow one. Just green then dropped from the tree to rot.
@daysidominguez8 жыл бұрын
+iluvator65 -They can turn red, that's when they taste best.
@chunfu210 жыл бұрын
2:44-See that small area of bushy plants with big leaves just over a meter tall? Their fruits are edible.
@jasonvieira2226 жыл бұрын
Chun Fu Tube ☉‿☉ monstera. your right
@jasminezahraa59725 жыл бұрын
Wow la feuille de cet amandier tropical est très grande , c'est impressionnant .
@Farfromhere00110 жыл бұрын
PLEASE upload some more videos! Your the best!
@jasminezahraa59725 жыл бұрын
Bonjour monsieur , Je connaissais l'amandier qu ´on connaît tous et aussi l'amandier sauvage mais je ne connaissais pas l'amandier tropical. Je vous remercie pour cette nouvelle découverte . Il est comment le goût ? Plutôt bon ? Moins bon que l'amande ? Ou amère ? Salutations de Paris .
@greendeane15 жыл бұрын
La noix a le goût d'amonds.
@raphlvlogs2713 жыл бұрын
which part of Florida do they grow?
@raphlvlogs2713 жыл бұрын
a lot fo other coastal trees also grows like that?
@andersongriffith70684 жыл бұрын
In the Caribbean the young fruit is green but they turn yellow or reddish when ripe. They are tasty when ripe and several birds eat the Fruit. They fly away with the fruit and drop the seed some distance from the tree. I have collected almponds under a mahogany tree on my property
@andersongriffith70684 жыл бұрын
There are no almond trees within a 100 yard of my property.
@BarryBiesanz9 жыл бұрын
Terminalia cattalpa, pan tropical, tolerates salt, very fast growing, feeds wildlife, Macaws love it.
@fesdiary17056 жыл бұрын
Does it have bad effect if we eat it in much quantity? I have the tree but I'm afraid to eat it
@raphlvlogs2713 жыл бұрын
why are they so wide spread?
@badr....5 жыл бұрын
Tropical almond is not weed
@rjaquaponics926610 жыл бұрын
I just found your channel. Excellent information. KZbin seems to be blocking/filtering your videos. They bump me out of your channel which is very annoying. My question is and I am very much into healthy soil for healthy greens, are you the least bit worried about picking up acorns or other from a yard that obviously has a mono-crop i.e. grass and the owners likely pollute their yards with everything from pesticides, weed killers and perhaps ant killers? I have found reports that plants will not take up harmful chemicals and/or elements if the proper elements and in-organic materials are readily available. For a mono -crop yard isn't it risky to harvest greens or nuts? Because there is no way to really know the health of the soil. Second question. How would you feel about a 115 year old golf course being changed into an "organic" garden?
@Jefferdaughter9 жыл бұрын
Great point, Rj! In the earlier videos, starting with the very first one, Green Deane talks about the importance of only eating plants that are growing in a wholesome environment - not close to busy roads or highways (lightly traveled back roads are a different story), avoiding plants where herbicides are sprayed or nearby, water plants or plants that grow along the edges of water only if the water is unpolluted, etc. Then again, unless it is organic, basically all the food in the grocery is contaminated. The USDA has approved increases of residues of the herbicide Roundup, aka glyphosate, on food; and now it is also being used as a 'harvest aid' sprayed when the crop is ripe. Not to mention a bunch of other synthetic chemicals used in growing and processing food. Even plastic packaging and can linings transfer harmful chemicals to food. And did I mention chemicals and heavy metals (mercury, etc) in rain- including glyphosate. So, we all need to use our common sense, and be cautious - as you point out, but it is pretty hard (impossible?) these days to find or even grow food withe zero synthetic contaminants. At least you know the lawns that have weeds have not been sprayed recently! Yeah, that golf course would probably qualify as a 'superfund' site! Then again, the right soil life, bacteria and other microbes, fungi, etc - can do amazing things in breaking down man-made chemicals. Search Dr. Elain Ingham and Paul Stamets for more info. All the best to you!
@rjaquaponics92669 жыл бұрын
Jefferdaughter Great reply. You definitely are in tune with the current day hazards. "Harvest aids" are used by those that are truly into profits for they know very well such methods are extremely hazardous to humans and their babies. With the "Bigs" creating more and more GE/GMO crops and buying up Heirloom seed companies... we have no choice but to grow our own crops. The total disregard to health by these companies is purely for profits and their individual paychecks/pensions. Have they no compassion? They live on earth too. They need to wake up!
@CL-xp4ee7 жыл бұрын
Anybody germinate these? If so, do you peel the shell or just leave as is and plant?
@greendeane17 жыл бұрын
The sprout easily whole. I carried two home and potted them.
@Mraussieadventurer10 жыл бұрын
Great video Deane.. We also have these Tropical almond's my part of Australia (Far North Queensland) Next time i see a tree i'll take a closer look.. Cheers
@LeafOffline8 жыл бұрын
Good video, wish you made more.
@samueltrephan165810 жыл бұрын
It would be very helpful if you made a playlist for each area of the US, for example, West Coast, Mid West, South, and Northeast. Just a suggestion, not a demand. Thanks for your videos they're very helpful!
@garrettkevindramasticduo17109 жыл бұрын
Ahh I love this guy! My friend and I are going to be backpacking around the world, hunting and foraging for survival. I've been doing research on edible wild vegetation from other web sites, and library books. Out of all my other resources for information #eattheweeds has been and continues to be the most informative and fun to watch. I hope you get more subscribers and continue to keep up with the wonderful videos... Your two biggest fans... ~DramasticDuo
@webladyone0110 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you back, Deane!
@chuscaace63215 жыл бұрын
So pretty tree
@Farfromhere00110 жыл бұрын
MORE PLEASE!!!
@sungcha35634 жыл бұрын
I have found them all over Hawaii also. Thanks for letting me know how to eat them. Tried biting into a green one and found it sour and astringent.
@TheHazza1189 жыл бұрын
More vids!!
@rbarbour649 жыл бұрын
Like your videos. Why has it been a long time sence your last video?
@jasminezahraa59725 жыл бұрын
Les feuilles deviennent facilement rouges peut-être parce qu'elles contiennent beaucoup de fer et de minéraux .
@3dclothes8897 жыл бұрын
You are cracking those wrong. You need to hit the sides. Then you won't break the thing inside.
@captainde210 жыл бұрын
Been up down the gulf coast can't say I have ever seen them.
@5777mas8 жыл бұрын
Maybe you can do a video on Cedar Tea.
@canyabenjamin97527 жыл бұрын
this is common in the Caribbean but there are two types - this green one that you have and the other which has a meaty outer skin that behave just like the leaves - when its young its green but as it ripen it goes to yellow then to red. The red ones (other) is far more tastier than this green one (bitter and not fleshy) and it is way easier to tell when they are ripe.
@fesdiary17056 жыл бұрын
Can we eat this frequently, i mean does it have bad effect if we eat it in much portion?
@bellapatel91010 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU SIR.
@MsMirandaXoxo10 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your videos Dean, and I've always been a huge fan of botany. I forage year round for my family as a hobby and make homemade dried tea to send out to family members for the holidays. Unfortunately, most of these videos are kinda useless to me because I live in the pacific northwest. You don't even know how disappointed I was to learn that tubers don't grow on the Western Sword Fern X) I love making salads from foraged unusual veggies that you can't get from store. Florida has a bunch of tasty looking weeds, so does the PNW. On my property, I do a lot of foraging for mostly hazelnuts, and a large assortment of berries that grow in the summer, and I can't forget Fiddlehead pasta I make in the spring! I don't think I'll ever live in Florida or in the southeast, but if I ever visit, I will remember your videos and take advantage of all these delicious looking foods while I'm there.
@Jefferdaughter9 жыл бұрын
Squanto - if you start at the beginning of this video series, quite a few of the plants should be available in the PNW. Don't know where in that region you are located, but isn't Portland USDA Zone 8? Like northern Florida?
@Jefferdaughter9 жыл бұрын
Also, you may want to check out Blanche Cybele Derby's KZbin channel. She's based in the Northeast, probably USDA hardiness Zone 6, but a lot of the plants she covers can probably be found in your area. She also has DVDs that cover even more plants.
@rbarbour649 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for a new video. Learned a lot from them.
@capechick25629 жыл бұрын
Robert Barbour Ditto, you okay Dean? Your public calls to you!
@rbarbour649 жыл бұрын
Cape Chick I really learnedalot from Deans videos. I started eating wils plants because of them.
@capechick25629 жыл бұрын
I finally found his facebook page. It's the same, Eat The Weeds on FB. Has a lot more recent stuff, so at least we know he's okay!
@FatGuyWithAKatana10 жыл бұрын
there's plenty of rocks in florida, i get snagged on em all the time when i go fishing.
@EatTheWeeds10 жыл бұрын
That's limestone... not really a rock... though in south Florida it might as well be a rock. I go through LaBelle often and the limestone is just a couple of feet below the surface. But where I grew up if one need a rock you just kicked the ground over...