Is Sycamore Food Safe?

[DFCA]

Forgive me for posting generically and even possibly in the wrong place. I have searched for this in the forums and on google and haven't found anything definate so have decided to ask the wise

Have found a trencher in sycamore, unfinished and untreated and just wondered if it would be OK to eat some scoff from.

All the best
Dave

 

[John Fenna]

IMHO - yes!

 

[badgeringtim]

Yip,
Sycamore is fine food safe wood and good for carving green i think.

Possibly all it is usefull for mind you

 

[TallMikeM]

Yip,
Sycamore is fine food safe wood and good for carving green i think.

Possibly all it is usefull for mind you

they make flamenco guitars from it (IIRC) and possible violins.
Makes pretty good firewood as well. They're also bloody good at making a mess of our garden and clogging up our gutters.

 

[DFCA]

Excellent - thats great news, thanks for the info chaps, I shall scoff from a sycamore trencher with confidence!

ATB
Dave

 

[John Fenna]

You can make wine and syrup from the sap (takes a lot of sap though) and hurdles from the shooting branches....

 

[Toddy]

Sycamore is traditionally used for dairy equipment, breadboards and bread making troughs. It's sound and doesn't taint milk or butter or rising dough.

I agree the seeds are a pain, they sprout in every plant pot and crevice in the garden but see if you catch them fresh ? that wee round bit at the end is a tasty munchy, it tastes a bit like a pea

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Laughoutlouder]

Yep its safe, and one of the best for actual use with food, to the best of my knowledge!