Chestnut Herbal School

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A man harvesting pine resin from a tree that has already been damaged.

Harvest Medicinal Trees in Your Backyard

When we think of healing plants, our minds gravitate toward the plants growing at our feet – the garden herbs, weeds, and woodland plants of the forest floor – but there’s a veritable treasure trove of healing remedies towering above. Humans have been harvesting and using medicine from trees for millennia, and medicinal trees and shrubs probably already grow near where you live.