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Title: what kinda tree is this????
Post by: Bohunter0908 on November 14, 2011, 10:34:21 pm

Howdy Y'all
Was doing some clearing at work today and
came across this tree or bush and it grows fairly
straight so I'm thinking arrows I harvested some
and took aome pics was hoping maybe someone
know what it is called.
 -Bo-
Laporte TEXAS

Title: Re: what kinda tree is this????
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on November 15, 2011, 10:22:49 am

Im guessing a cedar of sorts. Soft needles?

Title: Re: what kinda tree is this????
Post by: Bohunter0908 on November 15, 2011, 02:19:14 pm

Pearl
I thought maybe a cedar of some sort as well the needles are
very soft the bark is slick not like most cedars I know of
and it doesn't have a cedar smell and is a very white wood no
dark heart like typical cedar ....but its gonna be made into arrows any way
 -Bo-
Laporte TEXAS

Title: Re: what kinda tree is this????
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on November 15, 2011, 03:14:17 pm

Cyprus?

Title: Re: what kinda tree is this????
Post by: RidgeRunner on November 15, 2011, 03:55:18 pm

Eastern Red Cedar maybe.

Or, Is it by chance a Salt Cedar?
They dont grow in this area so this is just a guess.

David

Title: Re: what kinda tree is this????
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on November 15, 2011, 04:10:26 pm

It doesnt look like the ERC we grow up here, not even close. Not to say that it isnt a Texas variety.

Title: Re: what kinda tree is this????
Post by: Gus on November 15, 2011, 05:51:59 pm

Looks like a young Cypress to me...

-gus

Title: Re: what kinda tree is this????
Post by: Bohunter0908 on November 15, 2011, 09:02:44 pm

Gus
I've actually planted some cypress in the
Past and they didn't look like that I'm not
even sure if it is native to the area I don't
recall ever seeing it around Texas and I've
seen a lot of Texas
-Bo-
Laporte TEXAS

Title: Re: what kinda tree is this????
Post by: mullet on November 16, 2011, 02:14:53 pm

It looks like a Salt Cedar to me. It's not a Cypress. The Salt Cedars where I hunt on the Gulf Coast here look just like that.

Title: Re: what kinda tree is this????
Post by: YosemiteBen on November 16, 2011, 02:39:31 pm

I agree w/ Mullet - tamarisk - salt cedar. Known to take over large tracts of land in a very short time and it drinks lots of water from the water table - cut away!

Title: Re: what kinda tree is this????
Post by: cowboy on November 16, 2011, 02:43:19 pm

That would be correct - Salt Cedar or Tamarisk. Invasive and hell on the water table. I cut a bunch for arrows but never got around to using them. Heard they work fine. Kinda pithy center?

Title: Re: what kinda tree is this????
Post by: Bohunter0908 on November 17, 2011, 12:47:06 am

Hey Thanks Guys

Title: Re: what kinda tree is this????
Post by: Hillbilly on November 18, 2011, 09:37:39 pm

Makes excellent, tough, heavy arrows. I got some from Justin a few years ago, and they made great shafts.