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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: osage outlaw on February 01, 2015, 04:07:33 pm

Title: Osage second growth limbs
Post by: osage outlaw on February 01, 2015, 04:07:33 pm

I was splitting some osage today and found something interesting.  This might be boring to most of you but I'm fascinated by how osage trees grow and cope with damage.  This tree had the top broke out of it from the hurricane winds that came through here years ago.  The only thing left of the tree was just the trunk with no limbs.  At the top near the broken part was a few second growth sucker limbs coming off of it.  I split one of the limb bases in half and saw how it had grown.  The sapwood was dead above it.

If you click on the pictures it enlarges them.

(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/bows%202015/20150201_122325.jpg) 

(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/bows%202015/20150201_122554.jpg)

Title: Re: Osage second growth limbs
Post by: BOWMAN53 on February 01, 2015, 06:12:07 pm

Well that's weird

Title: Re: Osage second growth limbs
Post by: wildman on February 01, 2015, 08:15:24 pm

Easy to find a ring.

Title: Re: Osage second growth limbs
Post by: TRACY on February 01, 2015, 09:32:24 pm

That's pretty cool how the vascular system adapts to survive. Wonder if the dark brown areas were from the  winds of Ike or another wind event?


Tracy

Title: Re: Osage second growth limbs
Post by: osage outlaw on February 01, 2015, 11:25:44 pm

I'm pretty sure Ike is what caused the top to break.  That's about the only thing capable of snapping an 8" osage trunk.