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Plants in the Hul’q’umi’num’ World

“Malus fusca”, by Krzysztof Ziarnek, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Hul'q'umi'num' name:

qwa’upulhp – crabapple tree

English Name:

Pacific Crabapple

Alternative English Names:

Oregon Crabapple, Crab Apple

Scientific Name:

Malus fusca

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Description, Habitat, Ecology, Distribution

Crabapples are small, egg-shaped fruits that turn from yellowish to reddish when ripe. The plant that bears these fruits ranges from a shrub to a small tree (2-12 m [6.5-40 ft]) tall, and armed with sharp spur-shoots that resemble large thorns. The pacific crabapple grows in moist woods, swamps, and other areas near water such as upper beaches and the edges of estuaries. It occurs from low to middle elevations throughout the coast.

Island Cultural Role

The tart fruits of pacific crabapple were eaten.

Language

Hul'q'umi'num' Name

qwa’upulhp – crabapple tree

APA

qʷaʔəpəłp

Speaker

Delores Louie

Hul'q'umi'num' Name 2

qwa’up – crabapple fruit

APA

qʷaʔəp

Speaker

Ruby Peter

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xpey’ | Red Cedar

xpey’ | Red Cedar

This is a large, scale-leaved tree, which reaches a height of 60 m (197 ft). The branches spread or droop, turning up slightly at the ends. The bark is grey to reddish brown and fibrous rather than chunky and hard. The seeds are borne in small, egg-shaped cones. Red cedar usually inhabits moist to wet soils in shaded forests but it may also occur in drier areas and in bogs. It occurs in low to high elevations throughout the coast and also in a band east of the interior plateau of British Columbia.
The red cedar is a tremendously important species. Its wood and inner bark have been especially prized for making numerous items including houses, canoes, and spreaders used when barbecuing salmon.The inner bark of red cedar may be used for clothing, hats, ropes, headbands and headdresses. In the past, butter clams were strung onto strips of red cedar inner bark to dry over a fire.The branches are split and used for baskets.