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>>18Experimental Farm Network has some seeds from a weeping yaupon holly that was from the northern edge of the native range and old enough to have survived a couple of major blizzards in the region. Picked some up cuz my current pipe dream is breeding cold-resistant yaupon
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>>20 oh wow hell yeah! please keep /eco/ anons posted on that! i'm in a solid zone 4 but i wonder if you could greenhouse it too!
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>>27Definitely. Also currently growing some indoors, gonna see how it does over the winter and determine if it's viable to just grow it as a houseplant.
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>>36This is really interesting, I had no idea the fruits of California bay laurel were even edible! Though it sounds like the caffeine thing might actually be a myth?
https://www.facebook.com/bluewindschool/posts/have-you-ever-heard-that-california-bay-nuts-actually-seeds-contain-caffeine-or-/10153936234133806/ No.38
>>37At the very least, they have some good nutritional value and high fat content.
Thanks for the fact check!
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>>37Non-pozzed version of that link for the gamers
https://archive.is/lOOUmYaupon was a kind of a large underground plant meme when I lived below the mason-dixen.
Never tried the drink though, is it any good?
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>>39I've only had it from one source, but it's pretty decent IMO. If you brew it like a tea, it tastes a lot like yerba mate. You can also brew it by simmering it for 5 minutes, which weirdly (in my experience) mellows the flavor but makes it a lot darker and fuller-bodied, which is nice if you're actually going for a coffee replacement vibe.