CntryBoy777
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Thanks babs.....google says it is edible, but didn't read past the search list....I'm pushing data now so at slower speed.
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I posted just about the same time that you did. Your first one is...
Asiatic Hawksbeard aka
Youngia japonica
The second one is yaupon as I know it. It is a type of privet. I have it all over the place here and the goats do eat it. I'm trying to eliminate most of it. Though they eat it, they much prefer the sweet gum leaves.
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Hmmm . . . I thought Yaupon was a type of holly. 
Aren't holly and privet two different plants???
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Thanks, @babsbag, it does appear to be Youngia japonica, which is edible. I'll have to pick some of the inner leaves and taste it, to see if I want to use in salads. If I have time later, I also want to look it up and see if it has any herbal benefits.
CntryBoy777
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Holly and privet is deffinitely 2 different plants...I have no idea about yaupon....I have never heard of it before seeing the references to it here on BYH, so I don't know if it is a Texas thang....
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Yaupon is a holly and those leaves aren't. Beyond that I am no help as not familiar with either plant.
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Yaupon holly does NOT have "holly" leaves as we know them. Holly that we know, has deep scalloped leaves with thorns on the tips of the scallops and the leaves are very shiny. Wild holly has deeply scalloped leaves, not as thorny and the leaves are not shiny.
Yaupon has small rounded leaves, red berries in the fall, and the green leaves will flare like a torch when lit. The leaves have caffeine in them, can be dried and lightly toasted for a tea.
Yaupon has small rounded leaves, red berries in the fall, and the green leaves will flare like a torch when lit. The leaves have caffeine in them, can be dried and lightly toasted for a tea.
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The funniest thing happened this morning, after I finished milking Ruby.
We have a rope tied to the propane tank, that we hook the girls to, when we are finished milking, so they can find leaves & weeds, to nibble on.
Lately, our turkey, Edie, has trained me to give her a cup of grain before I go in to filter the milk. Today was no different. I hooked ruby to the propane tank & found a shady spot to give Edie her grain. Now, this is a frenetic free for all, with ducks & chickens frantically trying to get grain that Edie knocks out of the cup.
I have to bend over, to get the cup low enough, for Edie to get the grain. There are 2 Reds and one duck, that are constantly trying to sneak into the cup to steal some grain. So, I'm constantly pushing them away (gently).
Well, my back was to Ruby. So I didn't realize she was very interested in what was going on. All of a sudden, I realized Ruby was pushing her head through, between my knees, because she wanted some grain too.
We have a rope tied to the propane tank, that we hook the girls to, when we are finished milking, so they can find leaves & weeds, to nibble on.
Lately, our turkey, Edie, has trained me to give her a cup of grain before I go in to filter the milk. Today was no different. I hooked ruby to the propane tank & found a shady spot to give Edie her grain. Now, this is a frenetic free for all, with ducks & chickens frantically trying to get grain that Edie knocks out of the cup.
I have to bend over, to get the cup low enough, for Edie to get the grain. There are 2 Reds and one duck, that are constantly trying to sneak into the cup to steal some grain. So, I'm constantly pushing them away (gently).
Well, my back was to Ruby. So I didn't realize she was very interested in what was going on. All of a sudden, I realized Ruby was pushing her head through, between my knees, because she wanted some grain too.
CntryBoy777
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You just think it is the grain, but it is really your magnetic personality.....
The Boys will do that to me sometimes....and it is a real "Attention Getter".....they have Horns....
The Boys will do that to me sometimes....and it is a real "Attention Getter".....they have Horns....
