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Offline Josh B

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Re: autumn olive I think. (it is dogwood)
« Reply #15 on: July 20, 2012, 02:36:43 pm »
Lonicera maackii(amur honeysuckle) the stems are hollow so they make pretty light shafts with good spine.  Straightening can be tricky if your not patient, but they stay pretty straight and are fairly tough and resilient.  Josh 
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Offline iowabow

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Re: autumn olive I think. (it is dogwood)
« Reply #16 on: July 20, 2012, 05:46:59 pm »
Cool i cut one of those the other day. I will try it
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: autumn olive I think. (it is dogwood)
« Reply #17 on: July 22, 2012, 07:44:07 pm »
  I littley cut and sold 1000' and 1000's of shoots, it's dog wood. ALTERNET dog wood what it's called here in WV. When they hit 3 to 4 years old there 3/8 and you can find plenty of straight ones. It's always been my # 1 shoot arrow.
  All dog wood has about the same leaves the pic. of the shoots bark (little darker specks) red orier don't have this. Only ALTERNET dog wood has this that cofirms it to me.
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Re: autumn olive I think. (it is dogwood)
« Reply #18 on: July 25, 2012, 09:06:33 pm »
Looks like grey dogwood (Cornus racemosa) from the pics. Not sure if that's the same as alternet but agree it's not red osier.

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