Pinaceae Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.

Balsam Fir

Ojibwa - Fiber, Canoe Material

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 420

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Scientific name: Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
USDA symbol: ABBA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Balsam Fir
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Canoe Material
Notes: Resin boiled twice and added to suet or fat to make a canoe pitch.

RECRD: 174 id: 103

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