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Botanical tree essence is the sap, pitch, or juice that naturally extrudes from various openings, folds, and knots of trees. From early Spring to late Summer, the trees go through what we call a “weeping” process, in which the tree roots push the sap, stored during Winter, up into the Cambian layer of the tree. This layer is located between the bark and the true wood of the tree.
This “weeping” process occurs as a defense mechanism to ward off bug infestation. For example, as a bug burrows or finds its way to the vulnerable part of the tree, the sap drips and oozes over the intruder, immobilizing and suffocating them in a tomb of sap. During this time of year, there is an overabundance of “weeping” that occurs. Year upon year, this excess sap collects and dries on the outsides of the tree trunk.
This is the point in time when we at the Carina Corporation begin to harvest. It takes a little longer to harvest the sap than the modern conventional ways of tapping or ripping the tree apart, but the wait is well worth it. Our old fashion methods allow us to simply pull or lightly scrape off these dried clumps of sap, which allows the trees to remain unharmed, and in perfect health to produce more essence for years to come.
The Pacific Northwest Native Indians have been using tree essences for centuries. |
