But those osage oranges... MAN!
That’s awesome! How did you do the cuttings? I didn’t realize they rooted so fast. Ive up potted a couple hoping to produce straight trees to make a bow from eventually.But those osage oranges... MAN!
...I took cuttings... they blasted a bunch of escaping roots within 10 days!
So my parents now have a few to take with to Florida, to start their "living fence".
I'm enjoying them so much as a plant.. that I haven't even begun to contemplate "TinyTree" implications...
Thank you, again!
My (SemiHardwood)cuttings method is fairly simple..
Very nice! Thank you. I guess it makes sense that they root easily, they are in the mulberry family along with figs and ficus.
A bow'd be sweet!!!
I agree with you that Norway is a weed . Horse boy talked me into putting a couple in pots instead of just running them over with the lawnmower .
hate to be left out . but brings up the point . Norway is accepted as bonsai . After the Europeans started playing with it . But North American Naples are relocated to the garbage pile as unsuitable .
As part of my primitive archery kit my goal is to harvest an animal with 100% natural hand made bow and arrow. I already make my own arrows with local river cane and points i knapp out of the local rhyolite. Bound with sinew and pine pitch. All I’m missing is a gnarley Osage bow to complete the set
Now that’s cool my friend what are you planning to make the bow out ofAs part of my primitive archery kit my goal is to harvest an animal with 100% natural hand made bow and arrow. I already make my own arrows with local river cane and points i knapp out of the local rhyolite. Bound with sinew and pine pitch. All I’m missing is a gnarley Osage bow to complete the set
Seen a really nice homemade compound bow once . I don’t hunt so no idea how to design. His had a handle section carved from Moose bone . Then the arm or bendable wood section was . Sugar maple The wheels hand cast out of brass .As part of my primitive archery kit my goal is to harvest an animal with 100% natural hand made bow and arrow. I already make my own arrows with local river cane and points i knapp out of the local rhyolite. Bound with sinew and pine pitch. All I’m missing is a gnarley Osage bow to complete the set
Bingo!
COOOL!
A snake Osage bow
It's all in the tillering when making the bow. A tree long bow the handle is not in the middle. Crape myrtle wood makes an excellent bow also
Sounds like I’m not the only redneck in here
Nope plenty of red here. O and bamboo makes a great arrow. It's nature's graphite.Sounds like I’m not the only redneck in here
