I had only left sucker growth in the end. They had matured to an open flower or so before dying.
The leaf had achieved a beautiful dark brown but the snow was becoming concrete and I was afraid I wouldn't get even a single sample so I rolled a cigar and let it dry out in the dry kiln for a couple days. This 1 sample gave me beautiful looking nomex leaf. It burned well enough under a flame but couldn't continue burning once the flame stopped. It was not moist at all but wouldn't burn. It looked beautiful though.
Flavor never got a chance to develop. It certainly wasn't raw tasting, but not in the kilned class either. If it would have supported a cherry perhaps it would have been very nice, I don't know. I threw it out after snapping the pictures.
The leaf had achieved a beautiful dark brown but the snow was becoming concrete and I was afraid I wouldn't get even a single sample so I rolled a cigar and let it dry out in the dry kiln for a couple days. This 1 sample gave me beautiful looking nomex leaf. It burned well enough under a flame but couldn't continue burning once the flame stopped. It was not moist at all but wouldn't burn. It looked beautiful though.
Flavor never got a chance to develop. It certainly wasn't raw tasting, but not in the kilned class either. If it would have supported a cherry perhaps it would have been very nice, I don't know. I threw it out after snapping the pictures.