Bay nuts

From Burden's Landing
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Bay nut shells under a large California Bay laurel tree in spring 2017.

I spotted these Bay nut shells underneath a huge California Bay laurel tree in spring 2017 at Las Trampas Regional Wilderness.

According to Feral Kevin, you can actually eat the fruit which is related to and resembles avocado. The problem is that you need to find them when they're perfectly ripe.

Purple-skinned fruit less bitter than green.

Collect fallen nuts. Roast at 350 for 40 minutes. You can grind them in a food processor or blender and use them for tea.

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