Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) is a widespread invasive plant in this area. By the end of the summer it will grow into large stands up to 10 feet high, but in early May it is just beginning to poke out of the ground. This early stage is the best time to forage for this plant. One of my previous post gave more detail about Japanese knotweed in general, but the main intention of this post is to provide a delicious…
Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) is one of the most invasive weeds in the world. Native to Asia, It was introduced to the United States in the late 1800s as an ornamental plant. Although its delicate flowers are attractive when in bloom, they are rather too small to elicit much praise for their aesthetics today. It was also originally touted as being useful for stabilizing eroding roadsides and creating windbreaks due to its rapid growth habit. Japanese knotweed produces thousands of…