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twisted hickory
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Re: Black locust and choke cherry staves
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Reply #15 on:
July 04, 2013, 11:16:36 pm »
Thanks much Bead
I googled it but couldn't find any good picts
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BowEd
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Re: Black locust and choke cherry staves
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July 05, 2013, 06:57:35 pm »
twistedhickory....I searched on the computer too about this cherry I've got here.There is a native black cherry in Minnesota[none in Iowa apparently] that has the exact same type of bark my staves have.This could be black cherry too.Although I've read that black cherry can get 50 to 60 foot tall and I hav'nt ever seen this type here get that tall.Sorry for possibly misleading.Regardless,I've made a bow from it and it is good bow wood.Bottom line.
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TacticalFate
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Re: Black locust and choke cherry staves
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July 05, 2013, 08:50:45 pm »
Chokecherry of that size usually still has smooth bark, and its leaves are not waxy. Sounds like black cherry. it might stay small due to poor soil, that's the main limiting factor that contributes to a tree's height.
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BowEd
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July 07, 2013, 12:16:04 pm »
By waxy I mean shiny and they are that.Leaves from both are the same here in Iowa.
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