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Dunn, J.P. Circa 1900 |
Use - Food |
gathered and shelled acorns; then soaked in lye before boiling |
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Pinet, P.F. 1696-circa 1700 |
Use - Medicinal |
roots chewed and applied to wounds. "miching8eminja"; "oak whose large acorn and the chewn/mashed root are good for curing a cut" |
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Gatschet, A.S. ca. 1895 |
Use - Unknown |
"mishingwe mishaxkatwi . . . Bur oak; frequent out west; quercus macrocarpa" |
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Dorin, G, Sr. 2004, August 10 |
Use - Food |
acorns [species not specified] leached in water to remove tannic acids before eating. |
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Pinet, P.F. 1696-circa 1700 |
Use - Unknown |
"miching8eminja"; bur oak |
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Gardener, P.S. 1997 |
Horticultural Info |
Oak and hickory nuts are available in the Fall; and have irregular peak mast harvest; separated by a range of 1-4 years. This means that oak and hickory peak masts are irregular; but variation in yields in consistent from year to year; thus enabling Native Americans to plan for taking advantage of peak masts. The largest masts occur when tree crowns are exposed to maximum sun--Native Americans could also have easily thinned trees to increase size and production of remaining trees |
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