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Offline Blaflair2

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Tree ID
« on: February 23, 2014, 10:18:14 pm »
What the heck are all these little red saplings? In central ny
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Offline TacticalFate

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2014, 10:30:09 pm »
Red osier dogwood?
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Offline kleinpm

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2014, 10:32:10 pm »
How big are they?

There is no size reference in the picture.

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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2014, 10:50:27 pm »
Anywhere from half inch to 1-1/2"
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Offline killir duck

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2014, 11:08:05 pm »
looks like what we call "buck brush" i don't know what the real name is, makes tough, heavy arrows but checks pretty bad, i peel them right away and seel the last 4-6" with spray on poly.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2014, 11:49:52 pm »
It does look like red osier.
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Offline DuBois

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2014, 12:08:31 am »
I can't figure out how to copy another posting link into this but there are some good pics of red osier if you search "unidentified shafts" on this site.
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2014, 06:16:17 am »
Looks very much like red osier dogwood
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2014, 08:49:30 am »
I thought it was dogwood. So makes arrows ?
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Offline IndianGuy

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2014, 11:20:19 am »
heck yes they are red osier, arguable the best wild arrow shaft material around, cut them now when the sap is low and they wont check, cut them a little longer than you need and bundle them together with rope or zip ties. you can skin the bark when you first collect them and it comes off easy, and they will dry faster. leave the bark on and they will take longer to cure.
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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2014, 11:39:11 am »
Looks like ya found yourself some good arra material...prob the best for your area IMO. Yup red osier...
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2014, 12:26:12 pm »
Does it make a bow ;0)

There's a few bigger saplings, 4-5"
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2014, 01:09:09 pm »
Usually don't find red osier that big of diameter. ?
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2014, 01:13:51 pm »
Next time I go out I'll take a pic. It seems to be coming off the same bush, not red anymore except the bottom is a pinkish
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Offline IndianGuy

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2014, 01:17:16 pm »
red osier can grow to about 15 feet high and get good size in diameter, considered a bush or shrub rather than a tree. from your small pic it looks like red osier.
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