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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: crooketarrow on January 08, 2011, 06:41:09 pm

Title: Bushs
Post by: crooketarrow on January 08, 2011, 06:41:09 pm

   Well deer seasons out here in WV. I'm back to building bows and arrows. Cut a few dsogwood today and saw a bush that I cut a couple shoots off it. I'd like to know it's name. Anyone know a web site of WV bushs or of the eastern US that might help me out.

Title: Re: Bushs
Post by: Pat B on January 08, 2011, 06:59:10 pm

Can you post pics of the shoots you got and if possible the plant itself.

Title: Re: Bushs
Post by: crooketarrow on January 09, 2011, 11:20:44 am

   I can't post pics but it has darker than gray bark. With lighter pin size specks pepper all through the bark. Straight shoots . Dos'nt grow like dogwoods but I think it may be some type . Im not sure.
   I need to know also if you know the real nname for sourwood trees.

Title: Re: Bushs
Post by: Pat B on January 09, 2011, 11:38:11 am

The botanical name for sourwood is Oxydendrum arboreum.
You say it doesn't grow like a dogwood. There are tree, shrub and groundcover types of dogwood(Cornus) so it could very well be a dogwood.    Where do you live? That can narrow down the possibilities.