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6 Trees Every Survivalist Should Know & Why Now is a good time to go out and flag the following six trees before the leaves drop (except the pine).  Revisit them in the winter and learn how to ID them by the bark alone.  Then again in the Spring with the buds and new leaves. Another Important Tree [.....] White oaks have rounded leaf lobes instead of pointed ones like red oaks. Contrary to popular belief, acorns are edible. I like white oak acorns better because it seems they are less bitter and it takes less effort to leach out the tannic acid (which causes this bitterness) to become more palatable. An abundance of acorns in mid-summer makes the oak family almost impossible to misidentify. Oaks are some of the largest trees in the forest. I have many white oaks at Willow Haven that are over 100 feet tall and easily 3-4 feet in diameter. White oak survival uses: Acorns (after leaching out the tannic acid) can be ground and used as flour to make acorn bread Tannic acid (which can be extracted by boiling or leaching acorns and/or inner oak bark and twigs) is anti-bacterial. I’ve used it as an antiseptic wash before and have heard of it being used to quell diarrhea. Acorns can be used a trap bait for squirrel and other small game animals Can tan leather using the tannic acid found in bark, acorns and wood Oak is a very hard wood that is good for ax handles, digging sticks and shelter frameworks When dried, the white oak flowers make suitable tinder bundles and can be found in great abundance certain times of the year [etc] This is one of those things that appeal to the Boy Scout in me.  Sadly, there is just so much room left in my attic,  and so much wanting to be kept.  Still, the salesman in me insists that I passthis along.  You're welcome.