Edible and Medicinal Desert Plants With Jim Shepherd at Boyce Thompson Arboretum

When: June 02, 2018 8:00am

Have you tasted the sweet, unique flour that can be ground from mesquite pods? How about prickly pear cactus fruit jelly, or a nopalito? The pickled strips of a prickly pear cactus pad? At the UA's Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior, desert plant enthusiast Jim Shepherd will guide a one-hour walk where you'll see prickly pear cacti, the towering stalks of our native Agave chrysantha and mesquite trees, with a chance to taste a few "desert edible" samples ranging from prickly pear jelly to nopalitos, mesquite flour and agave nectar.

Editor's note: this tour explores the Curandero Trail, which has steep sections that are not suitable for visitors who use wheelchairs or walkers.


Audience: All
Price: Event included with admission: $12.50 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-12, free for children under 5. Free to arboretum members and Arizona State Parks pass-holders.

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Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Requests for disability-related accommodations should be directed to the event's primary contact: Boyce Thompson Arboretum