FIDDLE-HEAD

An infant shoot - a tight green crook
Boldly it rises to assert
With confidence its back unfurls
Now upright it spreads out its arms 
Thus fronds set free from fledgling fern
Soon it grows into adult form
With reproductive spores to spread
And produce offspring fiddle-heads.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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December 20, 2023 at 12:12 PM
I learnt a new word today Tony, fiddle head. I know theres hundreds of varieties, when I was in Jamaica we went on a trip to fern gully, I didn't know that they are used in lotions and cosmetics, the list is endless. Tom
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December 20, 2023 at 1:32 PM
I have a few ferns and love to see the fiddleheads grow. It seems that some are edible and popular in some dishes. But check it out first. Tony
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