wood identification question

[walkabout]

so this winter we got a good bit of snow, and a few of the trees bordering our driveway and the neighbors ended up bending under the weight. theyre some kind of privacy hedge or something, but theyre pretty good sized. anyhoo he cut a few of them and i was wondering if someone could id them from my pictures and tell me if theyd be good wood for maybe a kids bow or some other use. any info would be great.  

[walkabout]

heres another pic of them  

[mater]

arborvitae

[Pat B]

Looks like an arborvitae or chamaecyparis. Neither are good bow woods. They may make good arrows. Port Orford Cedar is Chamaecyparis lawsoniana.

[walkabout]

i may have to drag one of them in and see if i can get some decent arrows out of it. i know its pretty flexible, one of the tops was only about a foot over the roof of my car and it hadnt split at all. thanx for the info. we got more of those in the front yard but the resident buck rubs them so much they dont grow but maybe an inch a year.