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Offline aero86

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is this persimmon?
« on: April 04, 2010, 11:58:11 pm »
north east texas.  i think it is.  the berries were orangish in color, but i didnt think to take a picture untill they started to shrivel up.  horses have eaten the bark off one side of the stand of trees so i wanna try to save a stave or two if it is persimmon


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Offline Pat B

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Re: is this persimmon?
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2010, 12:42:07 am »
Not a persimmon I've ever seen. I was thinking chinaberry but the way the fruit hangs makes me question that.
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Offline KShip85

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Re: is this persimmon?
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2010, 12:57:36 am »
I am certainly no expert but it looks like western soapberry to me.  I want to say El D used it for his Christmas storm bow.  I do not think it's persimmon though.  Just my two cents.

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Offline El Destructo

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Re: is this persimmon?
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2010, 02:03:59 am »
Yep...thats Soapberry...and it was a pleasure to work with...and so far...this Bow is a Pleasure to shoot also...the Wood has lots of stored Energy...I would not be afraid to cut and make Bows from it ...thats for sure....JMO

One more thing...does the Tree grow in a sort of Grove...a bunch clustered together...in a sort of round circular shape??
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Offline aero86

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Re: is this persimmon?
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2010, 02:17:41 am »
i cant find any decent pictures of the fruit online to distinguish between the two so far.  but el d says soapberry, im gonna go with that.  it does grow like that.  many decent size offerings to be cut as well.  did you use the outside of the limb as the back of the bow? or does it have a darker heart wood?
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Re: is this persimmon?
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2010, 02:44:44 am »
All I did was peel the Bark off....like any other Whitewood...good luck with it..I really enjoyed working mine...and shooting it also
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Offline jbnizzle

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Re: is this persimmon?
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2010, 11:04:36 pm »
that bark don't look like any persimmon I've ever seen as well

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Offline matte

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Re: is this persimmon?
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2010, 09:17:56 am »
looks like "China Berry"
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