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Rose shoots for arrow shafts?
D. Tiller:
Dont know what type it is but when it gets older it can grow really tall. It also has tons of small little thorns on it and the early skin on it is brown then becomes a grey with age. Those growing under tall trees and brush seem to loose most of their thorns and grow thick and very straight with few side shoots. It also gets small pinkish red flowers with a yellow center. Any idea which type this is?
David T
BigWapiti:
I'm probably wrong for your area, but sounds like multiflora to me.
Hillbilly:
Multiflora usually has small white flowers, not pink. Looking at the USDA map, you have several native roses plus several introduced ones in OR. You'll probably have to do a bit of research to see which one you have. If it makes good arrowshafts, just call it "arrowshaft rose". :)
D. Tiller:
Makes really good shafts Steve (Got it right this time!) ;D But, I seem never to get a chance to really work on the stuff and make much from it. Now that I have a ton of it I will be playing with it more.
David T
BigWapiti:
--- Quote from: Hillbilly on May 13, 2008, 06:23:01 pm ---Multiflora usually has small white flowers, not pink.
--- End quote ---
Naw, I've seen pink flowers as well on multiflora -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiflora_Rose
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