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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DLH on June 20, 2012, 09:58:31 pm

Title: Tree ID
Post by: DLH on June 20, 2012, 09:58:31 pm

Noticed squirrels was eating on the bloom or fruit of this tree couple years ago and was wondering what it was thought I would ask you guys?
http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l491/dnl17694/DSCN1814.jpg

http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l491/dnl17694/DSCN1811-COPY.jpg

Title: Re: Tree ID
Post by: SLIMBOB on June 20, 2012, 10:04:23 pm

Looks like Elm.

Title: Re: Tree ID
Post by: MWirwicki on June 20, 2012, 11:58:17 pm

If I remember correctly, an Elm's leaf feels "sticky".  They are like your picture, a parabolic shape.

Title: Re: Tree ID
Post by: JonW on June 21, 2012, 02:38:22 am

Definately Elm. Great bow wood.

Title: Re: Tree ID
Post by: dwardo on June 21, 2012, 07:03:30 am

All of our elm in the UK has asymetrical leaves. Pretty easy to tell from this if you take a look at the leaf but cant see enough from the pic to say.

Title: Re: Tree ID
Post by: crooketarrow on June 21, 2012, 09:22:15 am

  ELM

Title: Re: Tree ID
Post by: okie64 on June 21, 2012, 09:29:28 am

Hophornbeam. Elm leaves are assymetrical at the base and the leaves in your pic look very symmetrical.

Title: Re: Tree ID
Post by: blackhawk on June 21, 2012, 09:39:46 am

But the two trunks on the left are not HHB,you can tell by the bark. To hard to see the bark pattern on the one to the right. Can you post some better clearer pics? Like a clear close up of a leaf? And the bark? Im leaning towards elm,but not 100% sure.

Title: Re: Tree ID
Post by: Josh Shuck on June 21, 2012, 09:00:50 pm

I'm with Blackhawk, based on the picture the two on left look different.  One on the right looks like HHB to me but looks a lot bigger than what I'm used to.  Here in Michigan at least, they don't get too big very often.

Title: Re: Tree ID
Post by: DLH on June 22, 2012, 11:23:30 am

Thanks I'll get some better pictures up this weekend for sure.

Title: Re: Tree ID
Post by: DLH on June 25, 2012, 11:53:44 am

http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l491/dnl17694/DSCN1823.jpg

http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l491/dnl17694/DSCN1822.jpg

http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l491/dnl17694/DSCN1824.jpg

http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l491/dnl17694/DSCN1828.jpg

Here are some better pictures hopefully still thinking elm?

Title: Re: Tree ID
Post by: blackhawk on June 25, 2012, 12:16:13 pm

Haha....it is Hophornbeam.....but i wouldnt cut that one with the picture of the bark cus its to twisted....you wanna look for one where the bark grows straight up the tree,and not one that has the bark twist around the tree like a candy cane. Straight clean HHB is hard to find around my neck of the woods,although it is very plentiful. I like it better than elm,so if ya find a good one then cut it.

Title: Re: Tree ID
Post by: DarkSoul on June 25, 2012, 12:50:27 pm

Yup, Ostrya virginiana also known as Hop hornbeam :)

Title: Re: Tree ID
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on June 25, 2012, 01:23:32 pm

yup. leaves are clearly randomly toothed and symmetrical at the bases. barck matches too.   hophornbeam.   yup was also going to mention that one barberpoles too much for a bow!  go find ya another

Title: Re: Tree ID
Post by: DLH on June 25, 2012, 08:03:47 pm

Yeah I didn't plan on cutting it down haha looked more like a tornado than a bow but I was just curious as what it was use that as a future reference. Thanks everyone!