Tree Identification (NEW PICTURES)

[Paul F]

I have a few tree's being taken down in my front yard in a few weeks.  I think they are a mix of hickory and Oak, but would like your opinion's please.  I also have some Bamboo that I am wondering if I can use for arrows.  Thank you again for this and all your help.


BAMBOO


Tree One with Leaf and Bark pictures



Tree Two with Leaf and Bark Pictures

[Paul F]

I am still kind of new to this so I hope the pictures came out OK. 

Paul F.

[Joec123able]

ThE second tree looks like maple

[okie64]

Not sure on the first one, maybe chinkapin oak. Second one is silver maple.

[rossfactor]

I think tree two is a silver maple.

Not sure on tree one.  Chinquapin is a good guess. But the leaf edges are pretty curled in.  Was that branch cut a while ago?

Gabe

[Roy]

Pretty sure the first tree is Mongolian Tulip. Pearl Drums swears by that wood for self bows. I do also..

[Joec123able]

The first ones leaves does not look like oak or hickory

[Paul F]

Thank you very much for all the reply's.  Both tree's are still up and the pictures are of the leaves that are still on the tree.  I can try to get some better pictures tomorrow.  I am just wondering if either is good for making bow's?  This will be what I will have to use when it dries.......if I can that is LOL.

Paul F.

[Joec123able]

Well most people will tell you silver maple isn't any good but it grows every where here when I first started making bows that wood is what I used for some of my first bows it seems to be pretty strong under tension but compression not so much. So silver maple is usable but be carefull when tillering to not over stress it

[blackhawk]

Are you in the south? First one might be winged elm..hard to tell from the curled up leaves...bark looks like it could be it...its def not chinkipin oak for sure.....and the silver maple is a dead give away

[Paul F]

Nope I am from North Eastern Virginia.  Guess I will have to do a bit more looking.  Thank you all very much for the help.  Any opinions on the Bamboo?

Paul F.

[ksnow]

That bamboo looks a lot like cane, any pictures of the leaf clusters?  Regardless of what type of trees they are, if they have nice staves in them, and they are coming down, I would definitley try a bow from them.

Kyle

[blackhawk]

Virginias south for me...and winged elm does grow in a big portion of Virginia fyi

[Paul F]

I will try to get a better picture of the leaves tomorrow.  Thank you for the reply.  Is Elm any good for bow's......sorry, still really new to this stuff.

Here is a picture of the leaf's from the bamboo/cane


Paul F.

[okie64]

Yes if its elm then its good bow wood. I didnt really think the bark looked like winged elm and its hard to see the leaves curled up but it could be. Heres a couple pics of some winged elms that might help you out.



Heres a pic of a young winged elm. The young trees will have these corky ridges on them and sometimes even the bigger trees will have them on the smaller limbs.