[AT] Common Buckthorn, our current invasion.

Cecil Bearden crbearden at copper.net
Tue Nov 19 17:10:33 PST 2019


Farmer:
Could you braid or wrap several sticks of that stuff while it is alive 
and let it grow into a walking stick?
Cecil

On 11/19/2019 6:58 PM, Indiana Robinson wrote:
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> This stuff is "extremely" invasive... If it isn't in your area yet 
> just wait, it will be. Between it taking over and the Emerald Ash 
> Borer killing all of our ash trees our wood lots and forest are 
> changing radically.
> https://fmr.org/buckthorn-how-can-a-shrub-be-so-harmful
> It is a very hard wood or at least is here. I once made a longbow out 
> of it and I almost can't draw it. I just saw some folks using thin 
> stems to make wreaths. If you have one of those small high efficiency 
> air-tight stoves that require the wood to be split down pretty small 
> it can serve well as firewood. I have a smallish batch cut to make 
> walking sticks. Quite small diameter sticks are very strong. I have 
> not tried it yet but it may well make good strong arrows if they can 
> be straightened well. I believe they can.
> This stuff is a tough kill, partly because it is so invasive. You 
> don't want to just spray everything in sight but it takes over so bad 
> it is almost everything in sight.
> There must be a half zillion versions of this plant.
> Old tractor connection: I can see this stuff being trained to grow 
> straight and making first rate sickle mower pittmans.
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> Francis Robinson
> aka "farmer"
> Central Indiana USA
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