Harvesting Indigenous uses of yellow cedar




1 harvesting

1.1 felling tree burning , adzing
1.2 felling tree burning
1.3 felling tree hammer, wedge, , maul





harvesting

harvesting of trees typically done late summer spring. avoid time when sap sped rotting of tree.


felling tree burning , adzing

a cavity chiseled tree adze, , red hot rocks applied controlled burning, wet hemlock branches placed around cavity control spread of burn. tree feller chop away charcoal, renewing treatment of hot rocks needed.


felling tree burning

fire applied base of tree. ring of wet clay circled tree above fire control burning.


felling tree hammer, wedge, , maul

a scaffold , platform built around tree above flaring roots. 2 chiseled grooves 1 foot apart made around tree , wood between cut away hammer , maul. process repeated until tree fell.








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