work inspired by Medieval European material culture, by Sulicena filia Vassurae (Sylvan Thorncraft) in the SCA
Location: In the yard, Scarborough Maine
Plant ID and growing habits: I’m still working to identify this small tree type willow. They make pussywillow catkins in the spring that grow into full yellow blooms.
Continue reading “Willow”Location: Planted in the yard, Scarborough, Maine. Wild stands grow along Kettle Cove and Crescent Beach in Cape Elizabeth. Many herbalist friends travel to Peaks Island to harvest petals in early summer.
Location: the yard, Scarborough, Maine.
Location: planted in the yard. Wild ones at Frith Farm on Ash Swamp road in Scarborough.
Location: planted in the yard, Scarborough, Maine. Wild stands grow along the path at Kettle Cove in Cape Elizabeth, and on the outer Congress Street portion of the trail through the marsh at the Fore River Sanctuary in Portland.
**Evidence of Crataegus monogyna was also found at the Glastonbury Lake Village. 1
Continue reading “Hawthorn sp.”Location: Growing at the edge of the woods in the yard, Scarborough, Maine.
Location: Benjamin Farm/Pleasant Hill Preserve, Scarborough, Maine. About 1.25 mile walk from the house (a half hour or so).
Location: the yard, Scarborough, Maine
**Evidence of a variety of Quercus was also found at the Glastonbury Lake Village. 1 2
Continue reading “Northern Red Oak “Location: Growing in the yard and wood’s edge, Scarborough, Maine.
Location: Growing in the yard, Scarborough, Maine. Bast material harvested at forester friends Ella and David’s house in Massachusetts.
Continue reading “Poplar”
Thorn and Thread 