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Title: Tree ID help- Is this Juniper?
Post by: Almostpighunter on May 11, 2012, 04:38:30 am

Anyone have any idea? I'm hoping it's juniper or a viable bow wood as I walked through a forest of this stuff today.

Title: Re: Tree ID help- Is this Juniper?
Post by: Almostpighunter on May 11, 2012, 04:39:55 am

sorry for the sideways pics  :'(...always happens when I take on the spot photos with my cell phone... :-[

Title: Re: Tree ID help- Is this Juniper?
Post by: blackhawk on May 11, 2012, 07:52:26 am

Yup  ;)

Title: Re: Tree ID help- Is this Juniper?
Post by: M-P on May 11, 2012, 02:19:34 pm

Dang small pics, but the blue "berries" give it away.   It's juniper of some sort, so find a straight piece and make a bow!    Ron

Title: Re: Tree ID help- Is this Juniper?
Post by: bubby on May 11, 2012, 03:02:37 pm

yep juniper, gonna start plans for a west coast na bow?Bub

Title: Re: Tree ID help- Is this Juniper?
Post by: darwin on May 11, 2012, 05:50:56 pm

definitely juniper do you have plans for that tree?

Title: Re: Tree ID help- Is this Juniper?
Post by: Almostpighunter on May 12, 2012, 04:15:25 am

Oh yeah! Great news! I been looking for wood to harvest myself, but most of the mesquite in the area has been cleared out. There's still a massive amount around (heck I live in Vegas next to a town called Mesquite) but have been reluctant to take the recon drive not knowing where I am going. I was completely SURROUNDED by juniper this weekend and know exactly where to go now! Nice thing is the trees are pretty big and I can probably just harvest large limbs as I need them as opposed to cutting down the trees.  Also there are plenty of dead trees lying on their side as well that I can work with...but I'm not sure if that is a good idea or not.

Title: Re: Tree ID help- Is this Juniper?
Post by: dmikeyj on May 12, 2012, 10:25:16 am

Watch out for twist in the limbs you choose.  Also- bugs love juniper sapwood, might not have much luck on the dead trees.

Mike