Pinaceae Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P.

Black Spruce

Ojibwa - Fiber, Caulking Material

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421

View all documented uses for Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P.

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Scientific name: Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P.
USDA symbol: PIMA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Black Spruce
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Caulking Material
Notes: Boiled resin and tallow used to make pitch for caulking canoes.

RECRD: 180 id: 27123

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