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Monday, May 17, 2010

cinnamon ferns unfolding

Cinnamon ferns rise from clumps built up over years of previous fern growth and decay
This is the season when you can see their essential structure.
Soon their huge dark green fronds will be fully open. All summer they will dominate their immediate neighbourhood. It will be hard to remember the beauty of this early phase.

4 comments:

  1. MargaretJMay 19, 2010 at 4:14 PM

    Wondering if you have fiddleheads on the island?

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  2. AnonymousMay 20, 2010 at 3:02 PM

    I'm always so impressed at the variety of ferns in Nova Scotia woods. These cinnamon ones are especially beautiful.

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  3. Terry J. DeveauMay 21, 2010 at 3:27 AM

    I don't believe these cinnamon ferns can be eaten as fiddleheads, but they do have an edible "heart". Pull the whole plant out of the ground, either now or later when they are bigger; there is a single heart core at the base of the cluster of fronds that is tender and edible.

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  4. CharleySeptember 11, 2013 at 4:15 AM

    This is cool!

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