Hey tree guys, what is this?

[Shakes.602]

Looks like Locust to me.

[Pat B]

My first thought was hackberry(aka sugarberry). Makes great bows! Never heard of Mongolian(magnolia) tulip.

[PEARL DRUMS]

After scouring pictures I believe it to be Hackberry as well. The Tulip bark is too smooth to match up. Hackberry seems to look almost the same. We have no leaves yet so I can only use the bark to identify it. I guess I have a large collection of Hackberry staves now! Either way Im a happy guy!

[Roy from Pa]

LOL, I made it up Pearl:)

[PEARL DRUMS]

You crusty ol' man! After reading and article in PA about the "Hackberry Hammer" I have been wanting to build a Hackberry bow, so Im happy! I have nice American Elm coming my way in week or so. Thats good too!

[2treks]

That one got rode for a good little bit didn't it Roy, The others piling on helped a great deal.
Good stuff.
I think Hackberry also Chris. have fun with it.
Chuck

[Roy from Pa]

Well Chuck, I sort of sent pm's to a few guys to join in:)

[PEARL DRUMS]

Just think .....I have a semi driving friend of mine bring a LOAD of the straightest Indiana osage you ever seen right to my house in the next week or so. Sure will be nice having that huge pile to work with hey Roybert?

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Well, that's still good news then Pearl cause I really do have lots of those around here. I won't hesitate to cut one now and try my hand at a bow from it.

I honestly didn't know at first, but Roy sent me a PM later on to let me in on it.
So I got poked right there along with ya.  

[fish n chicks]

What an awesome thread! lmao!

[DVSHUNTER]

haha mongolian tulip... Who wood believe such a thing?  Could have said it was western northern southern sugerbeen. All in good fun.

[Roy from Pa]

Ya it was fun for a while:) LOL, sorry Pearly Boy..

[okie64]

This is the first time I've read this thread and I have to admit I almost lost interest on the first page because I had never heard of mongolian tulip. Glad I kept on reading. Thats Funny!!!

[Art B]

Sorry Pearly, Roy said he'd twist my string if'n I didn't go along. Dang that crusty ol' man anyhow        ............Art

[don s]

Originally posted by DVSHUNTER:
haha mongolian tulip... Who wood believe such a thing?  Could have said it was western northern southern sugerbeen. All in good fun.

any newbie can see that, that is NOT western northern southern sugarbean. the barks too rough. don

[Roy from Pa]

Pearly Boy, just save me a couple good staves son. Thanks, Ole Crusty Roybert in Pa.

[rover brewer]

hearing how it split and the bark said hackberry to me its an easy splitter,not a good idea to have them close to a house ice stroms and wind due them in.that is a nice looking log you got good luck let us know how it goes I also read that they make good bows and I have a good source of them.

[2treks]

I figured you did Roy,That was funny.
Chris,sounds like you are gonna be pulling some shavings eh?

[DVSHUNTER]

good find by the way. A few weeks ago and I wouldn't have know it was hackberry. Right before ojam I ended up with two 18in. Logs 66in. and 72in. I split one up and took it down to a ring, sealed the back, and then worked it down to profile @ ojam and a few days after I got home it curled itself into perfect reflex... Then passed that and went to about 8 1/2 in. of reflex. The ones I split, chased to a ring and left full size curled nicly into 2 inches or so of reflex. Very nice stuff.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Hmmmm.......guess I'm gonna have to get to Hackin' after some Hackberry?

Does it actually have rings to chase or is it just solid white wood? Never seen it or used it before, but it sounds like it makes a good bent stick.   :rolleyes: