Re: Anybody planning on distilling or tincturing their Christmas tree?

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>Share your stories, tree species,...

Pistacia atlantica: close to chios mastic tree, growing wild, its

fruits are red lentils like size, gathered in clusters all around the

tree, by end September I noticed small tears (transparent colorless

drops) forming on the fruits that I picked up with a tweezers and

diluted in alcohol. Then I got a sweet green balsamic olibanum with a

faint musky background.

> are you going to recycle your tree in the most fragrant manner?

I don't dare, coz Last year, I tried to tincture Santa Claus using a

bucket of water topping the door, but I got a busted nose (it was my

wife and she got angry ...)

Merry Christmas to All

antonin

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Anya <anya@...> wrote:

>

> Time for a headcount of group members who are rabid tincturers and

> distillers - are you going to recycle your tree in the most fragrant

> manner? Share your stories, tree species, special plans.

Anya,

I bought a Frazier Fir this year and am going to try to distill some

oil from it. I'll be using a homemade distiller that I made this summer

from the plans in the files. I'm hoping to get good results even

thought the tree is not newly cut. I'm interested to hear what others

are doing as well.

Kathy

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Although I am a distiller I probably won't distill my tree. Typically I

cut the branches off to cover my tender plants such as roses and

rosemary. This December it has already been so cold that I hope its not

too late for that though. I may also give them to my goats to eat. I

have not ever tinctured evergreen so I might do a little of that too.

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> Time for a headcount of group members who are rabid tincturers and

> distillers - are you going to recycle your tree in the most fragrant

> manner? Share your stories, tree species, special plans. I don't get

a

> tree (the cats are crazy in my household) but I'd love to hear what

> others are planning.

>

> --

> Sincerely, Anya

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exotic aromatics and artisan perfumes,

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Although I am a distiller I probably won't distill my tree. Typically I

cut the branches off to cover my tender plants such as roses and

rosemary. This December it has already been so cold that I hope its not

too late for that though. I may also give them to my goats to eat. I

have not ever tinctured evergreen so I might do a little of that too.

Sagescript Institute, llc

http://www.sagescript.com

> Time for a headcount of group members who are rabid tincturers and

> distillers - are you going to recycle your tree in the most fragrant

> manner? Share your stories, tree species, special plans. I don't get

a

> tree (the cats are crazy in my household) but I'd love to hear what

> others are planning.

>

> --

> Sincerely, Anya

> Anya's Garden of Natural Perfume http://AnyasGarden.com - rare and

exotic aromatics and artisan perfumes,

> perfumery classes and consultation

> Natural Perfumers Guild http://NaturalPerfumersGuild.com

>

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> I bought a Frazier Fir this year and am going to try to distill some

oil from it. I'll be using a homemade distiller that I made this

summer from the plans in the files. I'm hoping to get good results

even thought the tree is not newly cut. I'm interested to hear what

others are doing as well.

> Kathy

My experience with fir was easier: Old trees go long and resins flakes

are spread all over their trunks. Picking up these resins using a

screw driver was no difficult and when I diluted it in alcohol it gave

me a nice conifer woody earthy scenting solution.

Antonin

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Sorry I'm reading this a bit late, but I too am distilling my Nobel fir this

year. I soaked the needles and cut branches in purified water to capture as much

of the sap as I could and then used that water with some fresh needles to

distill. I have a tiny stove top distiller, but so far I have spent a total of 4

hours distilling. I've come up with about four cups of hydrosol that smell just

heavenly and very strong. I'm planning on distilling as much as I can, perhaps

buying more jars to hold it all, and using the rest of the tree as mulch. ;p

This is going to become a Christmas tradition for me I think.

I too have cats (four) but they are great at getting all the needles off for me.

LOL. ;p

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Marcia.

Sigh. One day I'll have a still that big. Who knows, my husband might help me

with it if I did.

I've been doing the whole process by myself with my little still in the kitchen.

The fir oil is so strong I actually get a contact high if I don't open a window.

LOL.

In twelve hours I've distilled two large mason jars full.

Out of curiosity, has anyone had their oil change color over time? Mine started

out amber and after a day turned to brown. A couple days more and it's green

like the needles! The smell hasn't changed, just the color.

--still having loads of fun!

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Marcia.

Sigh. One day I'll have a still that big. Who knows, my husband might help me

with it if I did.

I've been doing the whole process by myself with my little still in the kitchen.

The fir oil is so strong I actually get a contact high if I don't open a window.

LOL.

In twelve hours I've distilled two large mason jars full.

Out of curiosity, has anyone had their oil change color over time? Mine started

out amber and after a day turned to brown. A couple days more and it's green

like the needles! The smell hasn't changed, just the color.

--still having loads of fun!