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Tree ID Help?
medic336:
went to break off a piece(didn't have saw) and found the thorns that I didn't see before. I now have several small lacerations on hands and arms. Still not sure how I didn't see those thorns. Now time to get permission from the land owner to climb and get a few good straight limbs from it. Still haven't seen any heartwood.Thanks for the replies. I had no Idea there was any Osage within 150 miles of this area.
Hillbilly:
--- Quote from: nclonghunter on February 25, 2011, 12:04:44 pm ---It also looks like a big mature Locust. My father-n-law has a big mature tree in his yard, in WV that looks just like that one.
I suppose you just located it or you would have seen the big grapefruit balls on the ground this past fall. I'm not certain how long they lay before they deteriorate into the ground. I am not certain that "all" Osage drop fruit each year???
--- End quote ---
Osage trees are dioeocious-seperate male and female trees.Only the females have fruit.
nclonghunter:
Thanks Hillbilly, I did not know that about the female/male difference of Osage. I guess there's no difference in bow quality of the two.
Pat B:
Longhunter, some say there is a difference. I don't have access to enough osage to make that call. IMO it is all good! ;D
crooketarrow:
I could never tell but the old guy I learned from said that female trees away from water (thin ringed 1/16 down to 5/32) made the best bows. I've made lots of bows of each close rings up to 1/4". even made a bow out oif one ring once (1/2") it also turner out good. TO MANY VAIRABLES MALE,FEMALE, RING SIZE, LEANTH OF BOWS,POUNDAGE. I COULD NEVER SEE ANY DIFFERENCES.
I'd say it looks like O'SAGE.
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