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Offline Blaflair2

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Tree ID
« on: January 03, 2014, 01:42:14 pm »
No idea what it is. LOTS of big a$$ thorns. Central NY
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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2014, 01:44:51 pm »
Take it from a Canuck-that's snow!! >:D >:D
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2014, 01:48:09 pm »
Honey locust. Those thorns are a give-a-way.  The species name is tricanthos meaning three(tri) thorn(canthos).
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2014, 02:16:01 pm »
Ur the man pat, thanks
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2014, 02:28:33 pm »
What Pat said.  Honey Locust isn't good for much as far as I care.  Its decent firewood if you get one without many thorns.
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2014, 04:08:27 pm »
I'm gonna figure out something to do with the thorns
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2014, 04:20:57 pm »
There are examples of Native American kids hunting arrows made with the thorns as points. I think Jim Hamm has it in one of his books.
 Folks do make bows from honey locust and deer love to eat the big seed pods during hunting season.
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Offline nclonghunter

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2014, 05:16:10 pm »
I have made a bow from Honey Locust and it works...not as good as some, but it works.
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Offline RyanR

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2014, 05:32:39 pm »
Dang, that's some wicked looking stuff.
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2014, 07:49:26 pm »
Not all have thorns. Some trees side by side will look totally different with one sporting trithorns and the other climb able with no thorns. I always called them the Jesus Christ tree cause it reminded me of the crown he wore. Fence posts and firewood ;) I have some of the thorns to mount on some arrows for small game. My fingers bleed just looking at them.


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Offline Joec123able

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2014, 01:27:26 pm »
I made a few bows from thornless honey locust it's a pretty decent bow wood in my opinion
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Offline stickbender

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2014, 06:59:27 pm »

     Tips for blow gun darts! ;)

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Offline sylvatican

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #12 on: January 05, 2014, 11:46:39 pm »
Yep it's Gleditsia tricanthos aka honey locust.  The seeds don't germinate unless they've been through something's digestive tract. Deer spread them by eating the pods.  Thorns are a PITA since they will pop tires.  Also they will go right through the sole of a tennis shoe.  I'd much rather step on a nail and get a tetanus shot.  Honey locust thorns HURT. It's like they have some sort of toxin or something in them.
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Offline Rick Wallace

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2014, 03:07:20 am »
Quote from: Don C on January 03, 2014, 01:44:51 pm
Take it from a Canuck-that's snow!! >:D >:D
Thats funny!   ;D
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2014, 03:23:47 am »
 That would be a helluva thing to walk into at night...just say'n >:D
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