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Offline Fred Arnold

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Need help identifying this vine
« on: August 19, 2012, 06:15:15 pm »
Whille felling some dead standing timber for possible staves and firewood I encountered this thorny vine with fruit. Could any of you help identify it for me?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Need help identifying this vine
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2012, 06:19:17 pm »
Smilax, common name cat briar or Chaney briar.
 I would not use dead standing timber for bows unless it was osage or yew.
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Offline Fred Arnold

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Re: Need help identifying this vine
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2012, 08:06:47 pm »
Thanks Pat.  I have a couple of Mulberry standing that look rough on the trunk yet still have live branches that I was thinking might work. The last mulberry I took down was too dry to use and fractured between growth rings while floor tillering.
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Re: Need help identifying this vine
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2012, 12:13:07 am »
...not even mulberry. Even though it is somewhat rot resistant the early wood will deteriorate and cause delaminations.
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