• Pipe Spring National Monument

    Pipe Spring

    National Monument Arizona

Kwi´-uv

Kwi'-uv

Quercus Turbinella

Acorns of this scrub live-oak were collected for food. The acorn meats were roasted, boiled, or ground into flour. Kwi´-uv provided a slow, longburning fuel in a region where hardwoods are scarce. Live-oak wood made tough bows.

 

Did You Know?

The SS Pipe Spring, a tanker built during World War II.

During World War II a series of tankers were built and named after, among other things, national parks and monuments.  This is the SS Pipe Spring. More...