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pin oak


Entry Type:
Species
Scientific Name:  
Common Name:  
pin oak
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Reference Source Reference Type Archival Data Comments
Gatschet, A.S. ca. 1895 Use - Food

"pshitia" "pshítamiž", "oak species, very much alike the white oak. overcup oak; pin oak"

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Archives Use - Technology

Drake House, an original Oklahoma Miami allotment house, was made partly from "Native Water Oaks" according to P.D. "Teddy" Drake, writing to Mary Ingle in January 3, 1984. Dustin Olds says these 'water oaks' referred to in Teddy's letter were probably pin oak. Wood beams of the pin oak were used to make floor joists of the Drake House.

Gonella, M.P 2003-2006 Use - Food

Acorns harvested and eaten or made into soup by Charles Lewis Strack, Mary's father. "When acorns fall off the trees then they are ready to eat. Peel off the brown covering and eat the insides".

Reference Source Reference Type Data Comments
Gleason, H.A. and Cronquist, A. 1991 Habitat

Occurs in bottomlands and periodially flooded areas in eastern and western Myaamia lands.

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