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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: ozy clint on June 12, 2015, 02:42:41 am

Title: plum shoots?
Post by: ozy clint on June 12, 2015, 02:42:41 am

gday guys, just wondering if anyone has ever made arrows out of fruit tree shoots?
i'm working on an orchard at the moment and we are winter pruning some plum trees. they produce long straight shoots that i'm going to try for arrows.

Title: Re: plum shoots?
Post by: usmcsgt on June 17, 2015, 02:14:08 am

Go for it. I have in the past and they worked out great.  I've even used apple. I would use plum again without hesitating.

Title: Re: plum shoots?
Post by: ozy clint on June 17, 2015, 07:28:16 am

thanks, i have some dying right now. can't see why they won't work.

Title: Re: plum shoots?
Post by: usmcsgt on June 17, 2015, 01:05:20 pm

 One thing to keep in mind is that plum checks very easily.