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Message: [QUOTE="ctchamps, post: 4444851, member: 37"] Was going to write Walton missed a great opportunity when Seth Greenberg asked him if Clingan compares to him. He could have said Clingan and Zach Edey are redwoods among Douglas and Wycoff's Dwarf firs and that he was only a Douglas Fir. As a fill in he could have added this about Douglas Firs: [I]The tips with their woody, citrus flavours are great for infusions like teas, syrups, flavouring alcohol, and even making beer. You can also use them fresh as a herb when cooking for roasting meats or fish or even in cocktails as a garnish. You can use them to flavour salts and sugars too. Young cones can be pickled and preserved in oils, vinegar, and alcohol for interesting additions to the dinner plate. The pollen has been used in medicinal tinctures and also as an addition to flour in baking.[/I] Of course he should point out this: [LIST] [*][I][I]Can be confused for poisonous Yew but yew doesn’t have the citrusy smell in its needles. Yew needles are green underneath and do not carry the hallmark white lines like Fir needles.[/I][/I] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]