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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Michael C. on June 20, 2009, 05:32:00 am

Title: can anyone id this for me?
Post by: Michael C. on June 20, 2009, 05:32:00 am

I am terrible at iding trees and have taken field guides and everything else out with me but still can't connect the dots. does anyone know what this is?

Title: Re: can anyone id this for me?
Post by: Aosda on June 20, 2009, 06:17:55 am

American Elm I think.  Take a look.

http://www.treetrail.net/ulmus.html

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Title: Re: can anyone id this for me?
Post by: Hillbilly on June 20, 2009, 08:10:59 am

Definitely an elm, could be American or slippery, I'm not familiar whit which species of elm you have there. Most elms are excellent bow wood.

Title: Re: can anyone id this for me?
Post by: Michael C. on June 20, 2009, 11:06:35 am

Thanks! I was going to try and make a bow of it no matter what it was, but it's good to know that it's a nice bow wood.

Title: Re: can anyone id this for me?
Post by: sulphur on June 20, 2009, 05:35:00 pm

what part of the world are u in??  its definitley elm,  but the bark reminds me of the cedar elms we have in east texas.

Title: Re: can anyone id this for me?
Post by: Michael C. on June 20, 2009, 08:04:01 pm

Quote from: sulphur on June 20, 2009, 05:35:00 pm

what part of the world are u in??  its definitley elm,  but the bark reminds me of the cedar elms we have in east texas.

I live right outside of Tulsa Oklahoma in Broken Arrow. I am lucky to have all sorts of trees to pick from around here, but it makes it a bit hard to tell what your getting. I was writing back and forth with a guy here that was going to take me out and help me figure out what was what, but I hadn't heard from him in about a month.

Title: Re: can anyone id this for me?
Post by: staveshaver on June 21, 2009, 01:46:37 am

Hey redlance; I sent you a P.M.

Title: Re: can anyone id this for me?
Post by: Ryano on June 21, 2009, 07:57:59 pm

Looks like piss elm.