Utah Environmental Congress

These ponderosa 'peeler trees' are said to be a product of native Americans

pealing sections of bark and cambium off the trees. Apparently the cambium
has a high protein content but the Forest Service staff are not positive what

the uses were. They're located in the Manti-La Sal National Forest.

The trees were recently discovered when Forest Service staff cruised the

stands for a project. This is a rare population of Ponderosa. Other than in the

Uintas, this is the northernmost Utah native ponderosa growth. The Forest

Service intends to protect these trees.