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arthur_the_great:
first of all hello from Spring Branch, TX

now for the question
anyone know what are the good trees in the area to make bows from?

thanks for any information

JW_Halverson:
Sorry to say, you are in a bow wood desert.  Nope, can't do a thing with osage, hickory, etc.  In fact, you should cut all the osage and hickory you can find down there, split it, and ship it to me.  By clearing the land maybe you can grow some pine or something.    >:D

There's a couple guys down your way that are going to chip in soon.  They will offer you advice, tips on picking good trees, heck - they may even offer you the opportunity to pick thru their piles of wood.  Resist the temptation, it's too addictive.  Run while you can!   ;D

arthur_the_great:
so not only am i surrounded evil mountain cedar (AKA ashe juniper) there is no usable bow wood!

what about the area around stockdale, TX we should be moving there by the end of the year

(the reason mountain cedar is evil is because every winter and some of the spring the pollen nocks me on my behind and once it put my aunt in the hospital!)

JW_Halverson:
I'm pretty sure there is good bow wood in your area.  Do you get out of town and into the country?  Are you familiar with what osage orange looks like (also called bo-dark, bois d'arc, hedge, hedgeapple, etc)?  The fruit is this ugly lime green thing the size of an orange or grapefruit with a very fissured surface.  And no, ya don't eat it, it's only for little green men.

arthur_the_great:
i live out in the country
I think i know Osage orange looks not quite sure though
but there is a tree that i think fits the description but never saw any fruit
lots of thorns though it's very crooked

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