Leaf
4 published entries
Whole blades, petioles and basal rosettes taken before the plant bolts.
Parts
Leaf
Shoot
2 published entries
Soft spring stems, cut while the tip still folds when pinched.
Flower
2 published entries
Open heads and umbels cut on a dry morning after the dew has lifted.
Fruit
2 published entries
Berries, hips and drupes picked when colour is even across the whole cluster.
Seed
1 published entries
Nuts and achenes gathered after they drop or release from the husk.
Root
1 published entries
Taproots and rhizomes lifted after the tops die back and sugars have moved down.
Bark
1 published entries
Inner bark and sapwood peel taken only from storm-fallen or felled timber.