The Eastern Shore Food Lab is collaborating with Adkins Arboretum on an ethnobotanical project to explore edible trees native to our region.

ESFL interns are currently developing profiles for the following plants on the Adkins Arboretum Forest Walk. Check back soon for updated information and a map to explore these food resources.

Edible Trees on the Adkins Arbroretum Forest Walk

• Acer spp. - Maple
• Amelanchier spp. - Juneberry
• Asimina triloba - Paw Paw
• Betula nigra, River Birch
• Carya spp. - Hickory
• Castanea dentata - American Chestnut
• Castanea pumila - Chinquapin
• Diospyros virginiana - American Persimmon
• Fagus grandifolia - American Beech
• Ilex opaca - American Holly
• Juglans nigra - Black Walnut
• Juniperus virginiana - Red Cedar
• Prunus serotina - Black Cherry
• Quercus spp. - Oak
• Rhus copallinum - Shining Sumac
• Sassafras albidum - Sassafras
• Tilia americana - American Basswood
• Ulmus spp. - Elm