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<p>During the nineteenth century, the Ute people of Colorado and Utah used the cambium of the ponderosa pine for medicine and food. To access this inner layer, Native Americans peeled away the tree’s outer bark, creating a scar on the stem. Today, many of these scars remain visible and these culturally modified trees (CMTs) can provide information about Native American resource use. In this paper, nearly 160 CMTs from Joes Valley, Utah, are documented and studied. It is likely that this is the largest concentration of ponderosa CMTs in the state. The results indicate that the practice of peeling occurred during a turbulent time of dislocation for the Utes.</p>

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A Significant Period of Native American Pine Peeling in Joes Valley, Utah

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    2026年3月21日

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  • G. Andrew Orlemann

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During the nineteenth century, the Ute people of Colorado and Utah used the cambium of the ponderosa pine for medicine and food. To access this inner layer, Native Americans peeled away the tree’s outer bark, creating a scar on the stem. Today, many of these scars remain visible and these culturally modified trees (CMTs) can provide information about Native American resource use. In this paper, nearly 160 CMTs from Joes Valley, Utah, are documented and studied. It is likely that this is the largest concentration of ponderosa CMTs in the state. The results indicate that the practice of peeling occurred during a turbulent time of dislocation for the Utes.