Pinus ponderosa- Ponderosa Pine

Located adjacent to the route of the Nez Perce National Historic Trail, the Indian Village Grove provides lasting evidence of the spring camp used in this vicinity by the Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) people. Large oval scars on the tree trunks were created in the late 1800’s when the Nimiipuu peeled the outer bark of the tree and then skimmed the inner bark with a scraper. The cambium layer was used medicinally and as a food supplement.

Tree Facts

• Age: average approx. 250 years
• Dedicated on: July 24, 2003

Learn More: Visit Nez Perce Tribe

Location: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, on Forest Service Road 880, two miles south of junction with Forest Service Road 46.