Medicinal Plants

This is a freshly harvested, then immediately frozen, vacuum-packed bag of blue elderberries with seeds still in tact. They are sustainably wild-harvested, American sourced and never dried or dehydrated. Expect the cherries to be slightly thawed and somewhat juiced from the shipping process. More info on this product can be found below. Please see the notes below before ordering. This is important!   


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 * SHIPPING DAYS - We normally only ship on Mondays. Most of our products ship frozen and we do not want to risk the order sitting in a hot warehouse over the weekend and getting ruined. Orders need to be received by Sunday, noon Mountain time to ship that same week. If you need something sooner than that, reach out to us and we will see what we can do to help!   

  * INTERNATIONAL ORDERS – At this time we only ship to the USA. For Canadian customers, please reach out to us and we may be able to make something work with different importers that we work with.

  * Contact Us - If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at brew at spruceontap dot com.
 
 ***This product is harvested in northern Idaho by our own harvesting crews.
 
 From Wikipedia:    Sambucus cerulea  or  Sambucus nigra  ssp.  cerulea, with the common names  blue elderberry  and  blue elder. Both the flowers and the berries have a long tradition of culinary use, primarily for cordial and wine.[4]  The fruit contains 3 to 5 small seed-like stones, each enclosing a single seed. The raw berries contain a toxin which, if eaten raw, may induce nausea in some people.[8] The flower blossoms can be used to make tea. The fruits can be eaten raw (despite containing a toxin),[8]  dried, or as jelly.[9]  Native American  The  indigenous peoples of North America  with the plant in their homelands use the leaves, blossoms, bark, roots, and wood for preparing traditional medicinal remedies, taken internally or applied externally.[10]  The fresh, dried, and cooked berries are used for food.[10]  Some tribes used the wood to make musical instruments, such as flutes, clappers, and small whistles;[a]  and smoking implements.[10]  Soft wood was used as a spindle "twirling stick" to make fire by friction.[10]  The bark was used to produce a remedy for fever.[12]  Stems and berries were used as a dye for  basket weaving  materials.[10]
 
No known precautions. We recommend that you consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications. For educational purposes only. This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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This is a freshly harvested, then immediately frozen, 1lb vacuum-packed bag of Ponderosa Pine pollen cones (often called catkins). They are sustainably wild-harvested, American sourced and never dried or dehydrated. Please see the notes below before ordering. This is important! 


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Contact Us – If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at brew@spruceontap.com. 

No known precautions. We recommend that you consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications. For educational purposes only. This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Pollen Cones - Ponderosa Pine

1 lb

Greens

This is a freshly harvested, then immediately frozen, 5lb vacuum-packed bag of Ponderosa Pine pollen cones (often called catkins). They are sustainably wild-harvested, American sourced and never dried or dehydrated. Please see the notes below before ordering. This is important! 


BEFORE CHECKING OUT / PLACING AN ORDER - PLEASE NOTE:
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS – At this time we only ship to the USA. Canadian customers, we have importers that we work with that may be able to help depending on what you are looking for. Contact us for more info. 

Contact Us – If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at brew@spruceontap.com. 

No known precautions. We recommend that you consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications. For educational purposes only. This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Pollen Cones - Ponderosa

5 lb

Fruits

This is a freshly harvested, then immediately frozen, 2 or 5-pound vacuum-packed bag of chokecherries, with pits still intact, for sale. They are sustainably wild-harvested, American sourced and never dried or dehydrated. Expect the cherries to be thawed and somewhat juiced from the shipping process. Harvest for out of stock chokecherries usually starts in August or September. More info on this product can be found below. Please see the notes below before ordering. This is important! 

BEFORE CHECKING OUT / PLACING AN ORDER - PLEASE NOTE: 

* SHIPPING DAYS - We normally only ship on Mondays. Most of our products ship frozen and we do not want to risk the order sitting in a hot warehouse over the weekend and getting ruined. Orders need to be received by Sunday, noon Mountain time to ship that same week. If you need something sooner than that, reach out to us and we will see what we can do to help! 

* INTERNATIONAL ORDERS – At this time we only ship to the USA. Canadian customers, we have importers that we work with that may be able to help depending on what you are looking for. Contact us for more info. 

* Contact Us –If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. 

Chokecherry Uses & History (from Wikipedia): 
For many Native American tribes of the Northern Rockies, Northern Plains, and boreal forest region of Canada and the United States, chokecherries are the most important fruit in their traditional diets and are part of pemmican, a staple traditional food. The chokecherry fruit can be used to make jam or syrup, but the bitter nature of the fruit requires sugar to sweeten the preserves. Sacagawea was eating choke cherries when she was discovered by Lewis and Clark. The Plains Indians pound up the whole fruits—including the toxic pits (unless properly processed)—into a mortar, from which they made sun-baked cakes. The stone of the fruit is poisonous unless properly processed. In 2007, Governor John Hoeven signed a bill naming the chokecherry the official fruit of the state of North Dakota, in part because its remains have been found at more archeological sites in the Dakotas than anywhere else. Chokecherry is also used to craft wine in the western United States, mainly in the Dakotas and Utah, as well as in Manitoba, Canada. 
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No known precautions. We recommend that you consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications. For educational purposes only. This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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Chokecherries with Pits

&nbsp;This is a freshly harvested, then immediately frozen vacuum-packed bag of juniper needles with berries.&nbsp;They are NOT dehydrated - they are fresh and sustainably wild-harvested in the USA (unlike most juniper products on the market)!

BEFORE CHECKING OUT / PLACING AN ORDER - PLEASE NOTE:<ul><li>SHIPPING DAYS -&nbsp;We normally only ship on Mondays. Most of our products ship frozen and we do not want to risk the order sitting in a hot warehouse over the weekend and getting ruined. Orders need to be received by Sunday, noon Mountain time to ship that same week. If you need something sooner than that, reach out to us and we will see what we can do to help!&nbsp;</li><li>INTERNATIONAL ORDERS&nbsp;–&nbsp;At this time we only ship to the USA. Canadian customers, we have importers that we work with that may be able to help depending on what you are looking for. Contact us for more info.&nbsp;</li></ul>Contact Us –&nbsp;If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:brew@spruceontap.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: inherit;">brew@spruceontap.com</a>.&nbsp;This is a mix of both the berries and the needles of the tree. There is very little bark or woody substance, other than what is found between the needles in the needle clusters.&nbsp;The Juniper trees that grow native in&nbsp;Colorado&nbsp;are called&nbsp;Rocky Mountain Juniper&nbsp;(Juniperus&nbsp;scopulorum), which have very small berries&nbsp;that mature every 18-36 months. We have found in all of our research and with our own experimentation at our brewery that when using Rocky Mountain Juniper that you can use both the berries and the needles together to produce the same results&nbsp;as if you only used just berries in the brew.&nbsp;Recommended usage for brewing is normally around a quarter of a pound per barrel for Winter Ales, a little less for lighter beers. Making gin? Distillers - we are having a lot of success using the juniper needles for gin botanicals.&nbsp;This is a great way to use fresh juniper that has never been dried and actually wild harvested in America, not from over seas!Other Uses&nbsp;– Food &amp; Medicine: Juniper has been documented being used in beverages and tonics since as early as the thirteenth century, where it was said to boil the berries in rainwater to treat stomach pain.&nbsp;Some&nbsp;Plateau Indian&nbsp;tribes boiled an infusion from the needles and inner bark to treat&nbsp;coughs&nbsp;and&nbsp;fevers. The berries were also sometimes boiled into a drink used as a&nbsp;laxative&nbsp;and to treat&nbsp;colds.&nbsp;About the Juniper Trees:&nbsp;Juniperus scopulorum&nbsp;(Rocky Mountain juniper)&nbsp;is a species of juniper native to western North America,&nbsp;in Canada&nbsp;in British&nbsp;Columbia&nbsp;and southwest Alberta, in the United States&nbsp;from Washington&nbsp;east to North Dakota, south to Arizona&nbsp;and also locally western Texas, and northernmost Mexico&nbsp;from Sonora&nbsp;east to Coahuila. It grows at altitudes of 1,600–8,900&nbsp;ft on dry soils, often together with other&nbsp;juniper&nbsp;species.&nbsp;"Scopulorum" means "of the mountains”. Juniper is a member of the ancient cypress family. The trees are dioecious, meaning there are both male and female trees. The berries contain&nbsp;α-pinene&nbsp;which imparts a pine or rosemary flavor.&nbsp;

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Juniper Needles and Berries

1 lb Package

2 lb Package

5 lb Package

This is a freshly harvested, then immediately frozen, vacuum-packed bag of fir tips for brewing, tea making, culinary, herbal and countless other uses. They are sustainably wild-harvested, American sourced and never dried or dehydrated. More detailed information on this product can be found below the order notes here. Please read the order notes below before ordering. This is important!    

BEFORE CHECKING OUT / PLACING AN ORDER - PLEASE NOTE:
SHIPPING DAYS - We normally only ship on Mondays. Most of our products ship frozen and we do not want to risk the order sitting in a hot warehouse over the weekend and getting ruined. Orders need to be received by Sunday, noon Mountain time to ship that same week. If you need something sooner than that, reach out to us and we will see what we can do to help! 
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS – At this time we only ship to the USA. Canadian customers, we have importers that we work with that may be able to help depending on what you are looking for. Contact us for more info. 
Contact Us – If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at brew@spruceontap.com. 

At Spruce On Tap you can trust you will be receiving the finest quality ingredients. As co-founders of Riff Raff Brewing Company and homebrewers and wild-craft lovers for years before going commercial, we know and understand the importance of the quality of the ingredients. We can recommend usage, boil times, addition calculation and dry hopping techniques. We are also able to provide assistance in attaining TTB and FDA approval. If you are shopping around, be sure to click the About Us section at the top of the page at www.spruceontap.com to see what sets Spruce On Tap apart from other suppliers. There is a difference and you want to be sure you get what you pay for!    

About the Fir Trees: 
There are many fir species out there that have been used for centuries. We primarily harvest White Fir and Douglas Fir found in Southwest Colorado. Our packages include a mix of both, but they are primarily White Fir. Fir is high in vitamin C and has long been used for teas, tinctures and respiratory support. The needles contain a wide variety of monoterpenes such as α-pinene, β-pinene, limonene, myrcene, camphene, Δ3-carene, and terpinolene, as well as monoterpene alcohols such as α-terpineol, terpinen-4-ol, linalool, citronellol, and fenchyl alcohol. Other Douglas fir constituents include esters and aldehydes. It also offers anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antimicrobial (bacterial, viral and fungal), expectorant, and sedative properties. 

Typically fir has more tannic properties than spruce, so depending on what you are making, often honey or other sweetness is preferred to balance the flavors. In brewing, this is why spruce is typically preferred as there is much less pitch carrying the tannins than you find in fir. That said, you can still brew up some pretty amazing recipes! Fir is typically considered more "piney" than spruce. Think pine/citrus with fir, where you get more gentle pine/melon with spruce. If you tried brewing with our spruce and it was too 'melony' for you, try kicking up the dankness of your next brew with some fir tips!

MORE: For more information including recipes, info about ingredients and about Spruce on Tap, click on the Recipes And More tab at the top of the page at www.spruceontap.com.

No known precautions. We recommend that you consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications. For educational purposes only. This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Fir Tips

This is a freshly harvested, then immediately frozen, vacuum-packed bag of spruce tips for sale, used for brewing, tea making, culinary, herbal and countless other uses. They are sustainably wild-harvested, American sourced and never dried or dehydrated. More info on this product can be found below. Please see the notes below before ordering. This is important! 

BEFORE CHECKING OUT / PLACING AN ORDER - PLEASE NOTE:
SHIPPING DAYS - We normally only ship on Mondays. Most of our products ship frozen and we do not want to risk the order sitting in a hot warehouse over the weekend and getting ruined. Orders need to be received by Sunday, noon Mountain time to ship that same week. If you need something sooner than that, reach out to us and we will see what we can do to help! 
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS – At this time we only ship to the USA. Canadian customers, we have importers that we work with that may be able to help depending on what you are looking for. Contact us for more info. 
Contact Us – If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at brew@spruceontap.com. 

At Spruce On Tap you can trust you will be receiving the finest quality ingredients. As co-founders of Riff Raff Brewing Company and homebrewers and wild-craft lovers for years before going commercial, we know and understand the importance of the quality of the ingredients. We can recommend usage, boil times, addition calculation and dry hopping techniques. We are also able to provide assistance in attaining TTB and FDA approval. If you are shopping around, be sure to click the About Us section at the top of the page at www.spruceontap.com to see what sets Spruce On Tap apart from other suppliers. There is a difference and you want to be sure you get what you pay for! 

About the Spruce Trees: 
Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) – Native to Colorado. 150-200 years (though some can reach 600 years). Medium to high elevations. The state tree of Colorado. Also known as Blue Spruce or Silver Spruce. 
Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmannii) – Native to Colorado. 250-500 years. Medium to high elevations. One of the taller of the high elevation conifers. They can survive in cold temperatures and deep snow pack at timberline (normally around 11,500 ft. around these parts). Produces cones at 25-50 years. 

In brewing, spruce can be added at all stages of the brew from the hot side to the cold side. Depending on what you are trying to achieve, we have different recommendations on the amount to be used. Feel free to contact us for those recommendations or check out our Recipes & More page. The flavor characteristic of spruce is typically described as piney up front when the beer is young, and then after a few weeks as it ages it will turn more melon flavored. If you are looking for something more dank you might consider using our Fir Tips.

Other Uses – Food & Medicine - The leaves and branches, or the essential oils, can be used to brew spruce beer! (Go figure…) Also, the tips from the needles can be used to make spruce tip syrup. Native Americans in New England used the sap to make a gum which was used for various reasons, and which was the basis of the first commercial production of chewing gum. In survival situations spruce needles can be directly ingested or boiled into a tea. This replaces large amounts of vitamin C. Also, water is stored in a spruce's needles, providing an alternative means of hydration. Spruce tip tea has long been used by indigenous peoples to soothe coughs and sore throats, and to alleviate lung congestion. Reports say that spruce can be used as a preventative measure for scurvy in an environment where meat is the only prominent food source. Although there are many known uses for spruce, always consult a tree-eating expert before scarfing down wicked huge helpings of pine.

MORE: For more information including recipes, info about spruce tips and about Spruce on Tap, click on the Recipes And More tab at the top of the page at www.spruceontap.com.

No known precautions. We recommend that you consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications. For educational purposes only. This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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