t’hwulhp | Oak – Plants in the Hul’q’umi’num’ World

Hul'q'umi'num' name:

p’hwulhp

English Name:

Oak

Alternative English Names:

Garry Oak, Oregon White Oak

Scientific Name:

Quercus garryana

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Description, Habitat, Ecology, Distribution

The only native oak in British Columbia is the Garry oak, sometimes also known as the Oregon white oak. Like all oaks, the Garry oak produces an acorn—a nut with an associated cup-like structure at the base.

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Hul'q'umi'num' Name

p’hwulhp

APA

p̓xʷəɫp

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Theresa Thorne

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t’ulum’ulhp | Bitter Cherry

Bitter cherry is a shrub to small tree, growing from 2-15 m (6.5-49 ft) tall. The deciduous leaves are finely toothed and rounded at the tips. The bark is smooth, reddish-brown or grey, and with prominent horizontal rows of raised pores. The white or pinkish flowers produce small red cherries. Bitter cherry grows in moist areas in forests and along streams from low to middle elevations.

The inner bark of bitter cherry has been used as an internal medicine for various respiratory ailments and as an external medicine, as it is considered to be good in the treatment of infection. The flexible yet strong outer bark has been used as a wrapping to attach points to fishing spear or harpoon shafts.