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Offline JAG

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Bottle Brush Bush?
« on: July 23, 2012, 11:26:00 PM »
Has anyone out there tried to/have built a bow out of a Bottle Brush Bush/Tree?
Have a friend that wants to give it a try.
Any help or suggestins would be great.
Thanks, Johnny/JAG
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Re: Bottle Brush Bush?
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2012, 03:30:00 AM »
Johnny I don't think I have ever heard of a bottle brush tree. Can you post a pic?
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Re: Bottle Brush Bush?
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2012, 10:00:00 AM »
We have them everywhere out here, very twisty,knotty wood.
I have to trim the neighbors every year, does not seem like a good bow wood candidate, but I have not tried it.
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Re: Bottle Brush Bush?
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2012, 11:24:00 AM »
That is a pretty tree, does it fruit or nut at all?
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Re: Bottle Brush Bush?
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2012, 08:32:00 PM »
Don't have a picture of one.  It looks just like its name, Bottle Brush.  Most are a deep red blossom.  The honey bees love it.  As far as nuts or fruit, I've never noticed any.
A friend was just wondering if it could be used for bow wood.  It'd have to get alot bigger than the ones I've seen.  Have heard that if you don't trim it will get large.  We keep ours cut back, next to the kitchen door.  Leaves are kinda rough/spikie.
Thanks guys.
If he make a bow, I'll sure try to post pictures.
JAG/Johnny
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Re: Bottle Brush Bush?
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2012, 09:04:00 AM »
I honestly thought this was a joke, my neighbor has a bottle bush in her yard that actually has different colored bottles on it.
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Re: Bottle Brush Bush?
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2012, 08:15:00 PM »
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Re: Bottle Brush Bush?
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2012, 12:08:00 AM »
we have a bottlebrush over here that is a member of the Callistimon genus from memory. don't know anything about its suitability though.It has a wide variety of flower types and is usually ornamental
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Bottle Brush Bush?
« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2012, 01:41:00 PM »
I tried to find the specific gravity of the tree but drew a blank.
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