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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: snedeker on June 09, 2016, 01:22:48 pm

Title: mystery tree
Post by: snedeker on June 09, 2016, 01:22:48 pm

I walked past a tree on a woodlot edge for 20 years and figured it was a pignut hickory (live in central PA).  compound leaves with 7-7+ ovate leaflets, grooved bark.  power comp cut it down in Feb. 14" stump.  they left a 10' section of trunk.  I took a split.  noticed right away that log and stump showed no dark heartwood.  wood seems light for hickory.  rings are about 1/8" thick, too thin for ash.  now I don't have leaves to look at!

here is bark pic

butternut maybe?

Dave

Title: Re: mystery tree
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on June 09, 2016, 02:53:03 pm

Sassafras is my guess. 

Title: Re: mystery tree
Post by: Pat B on June 09, 2016, 02:57:55 pm

With compound leaves it isn't sassafras(plus sassafras has a distinct odor).My guess would be hickory or ash.
 Hope you are doing well Dave.

Title: Re: mystery tree
Post by: snedeker on June 09, 2016, 03:08:47 pm

I'll make a bow when its dry and see, and I'll report back.  Maybe ash, which usually has thicker growth rings - but the locale has notoriously infertile soil

I'm still kicking Pat!  Have another bow to post soon

Dave

Title: Re: mystery tree
Post by: osage outlaw on June 09, 2016, 03:17:01 pm

Is it pristine White Ash?

Title: Re: mystery tree
Post by: half eye on June 09, 2016, 03:42:07 pm

Snedeker,
      Looks just like what I've been a week splitting up and peeling....white ash. Especially the fact of very little heart wood.
rich

Title: Re: mystery tree
Post by: BowEd on June 09, 2016, 03:50:40 pm

Bark definitely looks like some sort of ash to me.We have green ash here that will have a bit of heartwood in it but the bark looks exactly the same as your picture.