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Offline J05H

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Anybody know what kind of tree this is?
« on: June 21, 2014, 08:05:17 pm »
We have several of these on my dad's place, and he's planning to cut them in a week or so. I'm just curious whether or not they'll make a decent bow wood. I'm probably gonna split some staves any way just to experiment, but I'd like to know what I've got if anybody can help me. Here are the pics.





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Offline DarkSoul

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Re: Anybody know what kind of tree this is?
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2014, 08:11:49 pm »
It's in the Bignoniaceae family.
Has pretty light weight and weak wood. Not worth the trouble for bows.

I'm letting myself down for not remembering the species name...dang, it's on the tip of my tongue...not Catalpa, but....?!
Got it! Paulownia tomentosa.
Actually not in the Bignoniaceae family, but in the Paulowniaceae family. My bad. Looks awefully similar to many Bignoniaceae plants though...the leaves and flowers are a perfect match.
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Offline J05H

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Re: Anybody know what kind of tree this is?
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2014, 08:16:49 pm »
OK thanks man. You just saved me lot of wasted time and effort.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Anybody know what kind of tree this is?
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2014, 11:28:32 pm »
I think its good carving wood and revered in Japan for dowry boxes but worthless for bows.
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Offline wapiti1997

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Re: Anybody know what kind of tree this is?
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2014, 08:27:51 pm »
Yep, paulownia  - non-native invasive, soft, fast growing wood.
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Offline 4dog

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Re: Anybody know what kind of tree this is?
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2014, 08:53:32 pm »
catawba??
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Offline nakedfeet

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Re: Anybody know what kind of tree this is?
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2014, 10:00:59 pm »
4dog, if you mean Catalpa, that was my first thought too. The leaves look the same. The bark not so much, and the fruit looks completely different.  I believe DarkSoul is right.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Anybody know what kind of tree this is?
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2014, 12:55:47 am »
Purple flowers or white flowers?
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Offline J05H

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Re: Anybody know what kind of tree this is?
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2014, 03:26:11 am »
It doesn't have any flowers right yet this year and I can't remember what color they were.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Anybody know what kind of tree this is?
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2014, 09:27:21 am »
Those are seed pods on the tree now so they have already loomed. I still say Paulonia.
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Offline okie64

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Re: Anybody know what kind of tree this is?
« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2014, 10:06:04 am »
Here ya go, I was wandering the same thing a couple months ago.
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,45158.msg611364.html#msg611364
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