I saw Soapnuts at a healthfood store the other day and was unaware that you could wash your clothes with them. Turns out it is very popular in India and China. Well, I was then to find out that we have our own native soapberry tree that works just as well. Furthermore, turns out that the 20+ unidentified trees on my property were Western Soapberry.
In one week, I went from uninformed to overloaded with an all natural detergent. The trees are full of the berries right now and we have already picked some.
Even better news, these trees were burnt last year and went thru the worst drought and heat wave of all time in Texas with flying colors with no watering.
Soapberry Tree
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