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Growing your own arrow shaft material!

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Pat B:
Jake, even though those red osier is first year growth(with just leaves) you will have to wait for the plant to get established themselves then send up shoots that are big enough for shafting. These shoots will grow to their ultimate height that first year then mature enough to be shafts after the second year. You may have to wait a couple of years for this but the sooner to plant the sooner the harvest time comes.
 In your second pic that plant looks like a willow to me, typical "willow leaf" style leaf.
 Brian, most viburnums have those shoots are I imagine most viburnums well make good shafting as long as they are the right diameter and not too big or too small.

Parnell:
Yes, I started some Japanese arrow bamboo some months back.  Had to move it though as the landscapers kept whacking it down.  It’s going better now.

mullet:
Where I live now I can just walk to the creek behind the house and cut River Cane. And I know where a bunch of Japanese Arrow Boo is.

Buckskinner:

--- Quote from: George Tsoukalas on February 12, 2023, 04:06:32 pm ---Wild rose grows in my property. Jawge

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I just got back from taking a walk and cutting about 2 dozen multifloral rose shoots for arrows.  Knocked off the thorns and have them bundled around half inch pvc to dry. Hopefully they work as good as they look like they will!  No, I did not plant them but have cursed at them countless times...

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