Beech Leaf Noyau
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 10:30 am
Hi there, I've just joined the forum.
I have the Booze for Free book, which has a recipe for beech leaf noyau - I'm struggling to identify beech trees.
I've just planted a beech hedge in my front garden however I don't want to take the leaves off these trees as they're small and I don't want to risk killing or weekening them. I've seen several trees in the local park which might be beech, but the leaves are slightly different shape, so I'm not sure.
I did this morning find a copper beech tree - this is very easy to identify, as the leaves are the right shape, texture, and a very brown colour, but obviously new leaves this year, not dead leaves.
so does the recipe for beech leaf noyau need green leaves or will the copper ones be ok?
I'm using Gin (because that's what I have) will that be ok?
it says new fresh young leaves - how young and fresh, is young and fresh? a day after oppening? within a month of oppening?
any answers greatfully appreciated.
I have the Booze for Free book, which has a recipe for beech leaf noyau - I'm struggling to identify beech trees.
I've just planted a beech hedge in my front garden however I don't want to take the leaves off these trees as they're small and I don't want to risk killing or weekening them. I've seen several trees in the local park which might be beech, but the leaves are slightly different shape, so I'm not sure.
I did this morning find a copper beech tree - this is very easy to identify, as the leaves are the right shape, texture, and a very brown colour, but obviously new leaves this year, not dead leaves.
so does the recipe for beech leaf noyau need green leaves or will the copper ones be ok?
I'm using Gin (because that's what I have) will that be ok?
it says new fresh young leaves - how young and fresh, is young and fresh? a day after oppening? within a month of oppening?
any answers greatfully appreciated.