Culturally Modified Tree Video
Posted on: March 10th, 2023 in News & Press |

Willamette Cable Tree Plaque
Aspen Arborglyph
Willamette Cable Tree
Culturally modified trees (CMTs) are cultural resources and are recorded as archaeological sites. In western North America CMTs are created for a variety of purposes including but not limited to:
peeled for bark for basketry, textiles, and construction materials such as house planks;peeled or tapped for sap, pitch, edible inner cambium, and medicinal purposes;trees carved with symbols, letters, or other markings known as arborglyphs;trained branches …