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Offline jeffp51

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apple shoots
« on: March 15, 2015, 04:56:45 pm »
I pruned my apple tree yesterday. I cut about 50 that were arrow-shaped.  Anyone have any experience?  They look like the shoots are very straight on average--but with little squiggles every inch or so where the buds were.  I am wondering what effect that will have.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: apple shoots
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2015, 03:05:48 pm »
Although I haven't made arrows from apple shoots they should work just fine. You might be able to smooth out the little humps with a rasp.  Let us know how they work out.
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: apple shoots
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2015, 08:34:44 pm »
  I've made 5 once and another time I built. Those wiggles suck.

  I just get them about 5/8's,3/4's. And rasp them straight instead fo trying to heayt and bend.

 I went that route it's a nightmare.

  I let season 6 and 10 years. I liked them heavy, hard,strays straight. I still have 3 there 8 years old.
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Re: apple shoots
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2015, 12:00:48 am »
I am wondering what will happen if I leave the squiggles in and have the shaft straight "on average"  since I have over 50 of them at the moment, I may try some one way and some the other.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: apple shoots
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2015, 12:06:27 am »
Since you have so many shoots experiment a bit and see what works best.
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