Indigenous

 

Food and Medicinal Uses:

The sweet cambium (inner bark) was eaten after it was baked or steamed in underground pits.

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Rich in vitamin C.

Needles are made into tea for colds, coughs, sore throats, tuberculosis, abdominal issues and diarrhea.

Bark is used as a wash to treat burns, cuts, rashes, anaesthetic.

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Other Uses:

Boughs were soft and used for bedding.

Pitch was used to waterproof baskets.

Hard wood was used to make digging sticks, mallets, dishes, spoons, combs, and burned for fuel.