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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: James Rodney on October 20, 2015, 06:28:29 pm

Title: Tree ID 2
Post by: James Rodney on October 20, 2015, 06:28:29 pm

ok, here is another that i'm interested in knowing what it is.

Title: Re: Tree ID 2
Post by: Pat B on October 20, 2015, 06:30:10 pm

Is the leaf a single or part of a compound leaf. The fruit looks like some type of hickory.

Title: Re: Tree ID 2
Post by: James Rodney on October 20, 2015, 06:33:00 pm

this is the closest i could get to the leaves without climbing

Title: Re: Tree ID 2
Post by: PatM on October 20, 2015, 06:43:06 pm

Looks like a hickory. We don't have that type here but I've seen plenty of pics of hickory with that bark. Pignut?

Title: Re: Tree ID 2
Post by: JonW on October 20, 2015, 06:43:43 pm

Pignut Hickory

Title: Re: Tree ID 2
Post by: James Rodney on October 20, 2015, 06:50:08 pm

Good for bows?

Title: Re: Tree ID 2
Post by: DC on October 20, 2015, 06:54:47 pm

You've got Dogwood and Hickory and those are the first two trees you've looked at. Sounds like you're in bow makers heaven. Git choppin'

Title: Re: Tree ID 2
Post by: James Rodney on October 20, 2015, 07:14:05 pm

Lol.. Yea I just chopped down the dogwood.  Now I have to get tools to split them.. I have enough for at least 6 staves.  That hickory, is going to be a challenge. Massive tree. Trying to figure out how I wanna proceed with that.

Title: Re: Tree ID 2
Post by: PatM on October 20, 2015, 07:23:10 pm

Quote from: James Rodney on October 20, 2015, 07:14:05 pm

Lol.. Yea I just chopped down the dogwood.  Now I have to get tools to split them.. I have enough for at least 6 staves.  That hickory, is going to be a challenge. Massive tree. Trying to figure out how I wanna proceed with that.

 Look for a smaller one. They tend to not be lone trees.

Title: Re: Tree ID 2
Post by: riverrat on October 20, 2015, 07:44:13 pm

"Good for bows?" no way, worst wood ever. matter of fact you dont want to contaminate the rest of the woods around you with that thing. better cut it down and send it to me so i can burn it safely away from all the good trees where your at. lol Tony

Title: Re: Tree ID 2
Post by: bowandarrow473 on October 20, 2015, 08:39:58 pm

Hickory grows together, where there is one large one, thee tend to be several smaller ones. So look around the area and you might find some great sapling staves or even larger trees (it's one of my favorite woods for sapling bows actually.)

Title: Re: Tree ID 2
Post by: DavidV on October 20, 2015, 08:42:55 pm

Where are you? Looks like maybe black hickory

Title: Re: Tree ID 2
Post by: Josh B on October 21, 2015, 10:05:07 am

Definitely a hickory of some sort.  I'd say you're pretty well set for bow wood. I wish I had hickory on my place.  Josh

Title: Re: Tree ID 2
Post by: James Rodney on October 21, 2015, 10:09:41 am

I'm in York County S.C.  and if anyone wants some, be my guest to come and get it! lol  i'm in the process of clearing out a spot for a Deer plot.  I'm going to check around that tree later today, and see if i can find some saps.  I split and sealed 4 dogwood staves.. 2  of them i trashed.. had way to many knots and twists.  Today i'll chop down a hickory if i can find a smaller one.

Title: Re: Tree ID 2
Post by: bradsmith2010 on October 21, 2015, 05:14:41 pm

maybe there is a good limb in that big one