University of Maine: New Fiddlehead Study Warns Against Overharvesting
June 30, 2020
June 30, 2020
ORONO, Maine, June 30 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release:
Fiddleheads, a traditional springtime delicacy in New England and Eastern Canada, can decline significantly over time if harvesters pluck too many from the same plants in a season, according to a new four-year study conducted by a University of Maine Cooperative Extension expert.
Fern crowns with all the fiddleheads removed in a single harvest suffered significant decline in growth in th . . .
Fiddleheads, a traditional springtime delicacy in New England and Eastern Canada, can decline significantly over time if harvesters pluck too many from the same plants in a season, according to a new four-year study conducted by a University of Maine Cooperative Extension expert.
Fern crowns with all the fiddleheads removed in a single harvest suffered significant decline in growth in th . . .