native, and not so native, california plant distillation

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Hi All,

I've been browsing the archives to see if anyone has distilled native california

plants. It looks

like salvia apiana and california bay have been, but no sign of anyone having

done others, or

any commercial source. It seems like lots of the chapparal plants have lots of

resins that

might translate into something interesting, and there are a zillion sages,

artemesias, etc. I've

noticed recently for example, that coyote bush is in flower and has a nice

lemony scent to it.

On the non-native, evil invader side, has anyone tried distilling scotch broom?

I just got a

sample of genet, a broom from france, and thought perhaps the scotch broom could

be put

to equally good use. It has a lovely scent when it is blooming.

Thanks,