We invite you to visit... In 1880 the site that was to become Glenwood City was a tranquil glen (valley) in the midst of huge forests. By 1885-1890 with the coming of the railroad and the lumber mills, Glenwood was the major trading center of the area with a population of 2000.
English walnut trees can be tapped successfully, especially when subjected to a freezing winter and spring. Paper birch (Betula papyrifera) The paper birch has a lower sugar content than sugar maple (less than 1%), but is the sweetest of the birch trees.
The bark, twigs, and leaves can be brewed into tea. Young leaves can be steamed or sauteed. Birch has a wintergreen flavor, specially the black/sweet birch. You can also eat the twigs and young leaves and buds (spring) of the birch tree, and the sap can be tapped and eaten raw or cooked.It apparently can be used to make a birch beer also. Many other tree barks are edible, Balsam Fir, Pines, Slippery Elm, Red and Black Spruce, Tamarack...oung leaves can be steamed or sauteed. Birch has a wintergreen flavor, specially the black/sweet birch. You can also eat the twigs and young leaves and buds (spring) of the birch tree, and the sap can be tapped and eaten raw or cooked.