Finding and Collecting Pine Sap The EASY Way!

[@mikemead2315]

Great! Next steps in the process would be very interesting! Thanks!

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

I'll try to get a video out on that here soon Mike! Thanks for commenting!

[@theboldlife]

@@TrilliumWildEdibles Ooo yes please. :)

[@donboehner6005]

Hey Josh! Happy spring. Please show how you process the pine sap and what purposes you will use it for. Thanks! I enjoy your channel. 👍

[@7hilladelphia]

Thank you so much. I enjoyed this because of no flash bang intro, straight to the point and purposeful time spent. I'm subbed and now checking out your other vids. I've been stalking the low land woods around here for ages looking for interesting edibles and so next chance I get I'll look for this, but not a lot of pine trees around here, semi tropical developed area in SE Queensland, Australia, so will be fun to see what our local types of pines have to offer. Thanks again.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

You're very welcome and I'm glad you enjoyed it! I always like to keep my intros short and sweet. Thanks for commenting!

[@Violentwindslens]

Really cool. I used your video to help me find sap for glue. Used charcoal as a binder. It works really well to bind the handle of the splitting handle on my hatchet

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Glad it was helpful for you! Yeah the glue is phenomenal and incredibly durable.

[@Violentwindslens]

@@TrilliumWildEdibles I just modified mine with a little bit of baking soda, and it made an insanely stro g bond to fit my hatchet head onto my newly fashioned white oak handle

[@DANKYdans]

Hey I enjoyed the video man! Keep up the good work!

[@cmvb69]

Hope there is a part two on processing, great video

[@mickw9660]

Would have loved more video, maybe uses for pine sap and how to boil it down/strain/keep it

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

There's a video on my channel titled: All About Pine Pitch that might be what you're looking for. Hope this helps and thanks for commenting!

[@1okemes1]

My grandfather was on of the last « coureur des bois « ( woodsman ) and used to give his children pine sap every fall against the « flu « , for the lungs.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

That's really cool! I've always been interested in the courer des bois as my area in Central Indiana has a bit of history with them, mainly around Fort Ouieatanon in Lafayette. Thanks for sharing a bit of your history with us all!

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

@ac-251b37-yNx That depends largely upon the species and what we're calling resin. For example some call sap resin and in that case the sap of white pine or blue spruce for example are safe and have hundreds of years of history as medicine, even internally. However if you take red pine sap, historically used to make turpentine, and concentrate it through processing which some people also call resin, like was done to make turpentine, then ingest internally then yes it is poisonous.

[@darlatobin2240]

@@TrilliumWildEdibles actually it heals the body. Look in the Merck Manuals from 1890's. They cannot patent it.

[@darwinbush1525]

​@TrilliumWildEdibles so how do u make a tea from the resin?...I heard u can make pine needle tea,is that the same thing as drinking the resin?

[@sonofabear]

Awesome! I've been using pine resin in some art projects

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

It's a pretty versatile item to have around, thanks for commenting!

[@iyoutome]

Thanks for sharing brother!

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

You're welcome!

[@erarebirth]

What do you use it for? If you ingest it, does it matter the type of pine tree?

[@controlfoodcontrolthepeopl5627]

Welcome back Josh

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Thanks Teja!

[@spudinator1522]

Just watched this video and can safely say, I found a nice clump of it as well as some little pieces. Gonna make the glue tomorrow for something Im working on (as of Wed, june 1)

[@onenickelmiracle]

I have a splinter on my foot and I need to find some to pull it out. Hope it works.

[@kleineroteHex]

Short, sweet, to the point. Love videos like that!!! Thanks!

[@MyTube4Utoo]

Native Americans used pine sap for medicinal purposes. The resin gets either chewed on or made into a beverage by mixing with water. It is known to be very effective in treating stomach ulcers and rheumatoid arthritis. Please do your own research, however.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Yep, it can also be used externally to seal up cuts or to pull out splinters. It's antibacterial so it helps to clean out the cut too. Thanks for commenting!

[@Amondera3210]

Indigenous were the coverts teachers...your welcome. We did not pay $5 to change Nationalities, nor genders, for free from tax payers. History repeats😅

[@jonmichaelroberts]

Surprised no-one is talking about tree health in the comments. Pine Resin is to protect the injured tree, so taking a lot from a live tree, or any is effectively picking their scabs. Not saying we shouldn't do it, just good to think about it and be aware of the level of injuries, need for the resin, availability of downed trees, etc.

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

Pine sap is so flammable, you're doing the tree a massive favor. Picture the tree in a panic - it can't remove the crystalized gasoline all over it. It's a huge "fire ladder" from forest floor up to its branches. The bark is fireproofing - and the fireproofing is destroyed by the sap ladder. Liberate a tree of sap today!

[@MyTube4Utoo]

A new video! Yay!

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Glad you're excited!

[@Tom-Travels]

I use pine resin to make sticky glue boards. I mix the resin with castor or linseed oil. Add beeswax to thicken.

[@BarefootBeekeeper]

That's resin, not sap. Sap is the watery liquid that is carried up the trunk into the branches and leaves. Resin is excreted by the tree to protect itself from infection. NOT THE SAME THING.

[@RachelTeeKae]

Phil Chandler When we were little, we called it pine gum and we were always trying to get a blob of it and chew it. It was so bitter.

[@nagihangot6133]

@@RachelTeeKae Nice.

[@plagueCLUTCH]

If it was so biter why did you always try to get a glob and chew it? Kids like sweet the opposite flavor lol what?

[@plagueCLUTCH]

Man this gun is so bitter you want some? Uh…no… This gum is sweet so you want a piece? Hell yeah!!!” I just don’t understand lol

[@RachelTeeKae]

Do you melt it down and mix it with something for abrasions?

[@MyTube4Utoo]

+RachelTeeKae Native Americans used pine sap for medicinal purposes. The resin gets either chewed on or made into a beverage by mixing with water. It is known to be very effective in treating stomach ulcers and rheumatoid arthritis. Please do your own research, however. Good luck.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

@Rachel I have a video on my channel titled: All About Pine Pitch that answers your question better than I could in a video. Hope that helps!

[@ronringwald5120]

Hey Josh, nice beard, great info on pine pitch, anything new on the book deal 😃

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Hey Ron, thanks man I'm glad you like the beard! Not much new as of yet on the book front except for getting some pictures for it and some chapters done. Thanks for asking though, I appreciate it!

[@bread-ih9lm]

found an old undisturbed pine tree with a pine bed. the tree had an injury way at the top that constantly bled as the tree grew. the injury must have been on a limb or something further away from the trunk. the sap soaked into 4-6 inches pf pine needle at the base. cut out a big circle of it. just a friendly reminder to look down also.

[@iac4357]

What about showing how to Scar a tree, to get the sap flowing !

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

This is on state forest land so I can't legally do that.

[@bowmanvmi]

Plenty of already damaged and wounded trees out there that don't require us to intentionally wound a tree.

[@ottodydaktyk]

What is it used for?

[@PACstove]

Natural suture for wounds. Pine rosin for ropes or water proofing. Distill it. Fire starter. Balms. Glue. Filter it using the soup can method. pacstove.com/utility-%26-processing

[@7hilladelphia]

Ryan iverson nice link, thanks

[@ottodydaktyk]

@@PACstove thank you! I learn something new every day!

[@PACstove]

@@ottodydaktyk www.wisegeek.com/what-is-pine-tar-soap.htm#didyouknowout

[@MrMCKlebeband]

this stuff is actually *not sap* but *resin* sap is sugary water from trees, like maple... boiled down to increase sugar content, everyone knows it as maple syrup.

[@God-eu5pr]

I don't know if anyone has ever told you this but you sound exactly like Dale gribble from king of the hill

[@davidboudreau4877]

Never said what you use it for

[@MyTube4Utoo]

He mentions it briefly in the description under the video, but you can do a quick search for, "uses for pine sap," of course.

[@controlfoodcontrolthepeopl5627]

Josh also did a previosly video on sap

[@timmynormand8082]

@@MyTube4Utoo he said it heals the tree. He .ight be a tree doctor.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

@David What Teja said is correct, I have done a previous video on the different uses for it. The video is titled: All About Pine Pitch. Hope that video helps some, plus there are many other great videos on the subject here on KZbin as well.

[@CalebWaltrip]

Could i take an axe or knife and shave and chip off a large part of the tree and it secrete the resin?

[@bradlcnm]

Pickin' scabs 😄

[@gabrielarchambault8034]

Is there a way to farm sap?

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Yes actually! The basic gist is to make a v shaped cut in the trunk of the pine tree and then wait. The sap will slowly collect in the cut. However I would be remiss if I didn't mention that this will harm the tree and make it more susceptible to disease and pests so be aware of that!

[@dr.chrisstar3527]

How do I melt down my pine sap, very solidified and lots of bark

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Just melt it like you would beeswax. A lot of people prefer to use a double boiler setup to avoid fire risk which I'd recommend if it has a lot of bark in it as the sap and bark is highly flammable. As it melts you can just pick out the bark with a spoon or tweezers. I normally don't use a double boiler but I'm extremely comfortable with the process so it's up to you really.

[@ateamofone]

Why cant you just tap a pine tree like you do a maple??

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

You kind of can actually. By making a v shaped cut in the tree that's about 3/4 an inch deep the sap will leak out and collect there for easy gathering. I can't do that method here as I was on Public Land while filming and it would be immoral and illegal to degrade public property like that.

[@AliAhmadi-hq9pj]

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[@danlastname868]

How do you keep people from stealing your sap!?

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Most people close to me think I'm crazy for even having it, so they have no interest in it!

[@marystachowiak7272]

Jesus's Blessings

[@jaggerpennington7619]

Use a silicone container it’s easier to get all of it

[@etherealaesthetics4706]

"But that's just part of collecting pine sap."

[@dianalynn6899]

If this is a trees natural way of healing, I would let the tree heal.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Some of this was collected from a dead tree. When I collect from a live tree I always leave some over the wound so as not to expose the wood again. This helps protect the tree and keeps tree bark out of the sap/resin that's collected. Thanks for commenting Diana!

[@dianalynn6899]

@@TrilliumWildEdibles thank you for your explanation. 👍😃

[@dfgdfbsdfvv832]

but it can heal you 2 ;)

[@undefinednull5749]

The video fails about showing the finding.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Literally in the first 50 seconds.

[@undefinednull5749]

@@TrilliumWildEdibles you show some pile of dead pine sticks. I expected more than that.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

It shows a dead pine tree that fell. That's the easiest way to find pine sap because it's easier to see than checking every single pine tree in an area hoping that som sap is sticking out. I'm not sure I understand what more someone could expect?

[@undefinednull5749]

@@TrilliumWildEdibles maybe I need to look more , but so far no ready to collect resin is available. Maybe it depends on the surrounding habitat or other factors? Maybe you could kindly explain how to cut tree to collect it and how many Days it takes to harden enough to be worth it. Maybe some natural or bushcraft ways to make this efficient .?

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Unfortunately there really isn't a super efficient way to collect a lot of it quickly unless you get really lucky. For example; just down my street a neighbor has a huge white pine that had a limb fall off several years ago and i got about 3/4 a cup worth from it just last week. But that's after years of sap oozing out from a limb that was about 2 1/2 ft. In diameter. Another example is several years ago I collected some from a friend's pine tree. I was able to fill a 16oz. Mason jar in minutes. However he and his brothers have been whacking at that tree with hatchets for over 15 years. So really the most efficient way is just finding it. And yeah environmental factors are a big part of it. Places I usually check are areas with loads of down pine trees because it's almost guaranteed that some were wounded in the process, thereby oozing sap out for collection. Which is why i showed that in the video. White pines seem to produce better in my experience than red pine so keep an eye out for white pine. However there is something else. In the late winter and early spring, think maple syrup season, you can make a series of "v" shaped cuts spaced about 1 ft. Apart in the tree of your choice. Sap will ooze out of these cuts and you can go back later and collect it. The reason for that time of year is it's known as the sap running season, which means more sap. Keep in mind though it will take years for it to harden and not be sticky to the touch so you're better off just dealing with the stickiness. Lastly I should mention that cutting into a pine tree can expose it to bacteria and pathogens that can kill it and potentially spread to other trees in the area so I don't recommend this method.

[@SaltyMomas]

Its pitch ❤sap is different ✌🏼🤍