This tree has a double connection, when it comes to survival, no Aspen Poplar; usually no beaver. Which is one reason that relatively few beaver were ever to be found in Alaska.
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The sap layer, a soft tissue lying between the wood and outer bark, is very nourishing; it is scraped off and eaten raw, cut into strips and cooked like noodles, or in soups or stews. Dried and powdered, it can be used as flour.
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