Diver One Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 So went out for my 3 mile excercise walk today and was looking for suitable stick making stock. I came across these trees/bushes I am guessing one is Blackthorn ( really hope so!🤞) but what is the other? Any help,appreciated as it will help i n deciding if I take my saw for a walk next time! i can get better pics tomorrow if required Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 the bottom one looks like a briar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diver One Posted April 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 I did think that but the main "trunk" is about 6" thick....so they get that big? It's on a field boundary onto a path Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 The top picture shows a wild cherry and the other one shows a bramble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modafinale Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 Bottom one is a 🌹 rose not bramble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 Blackthorn should be pretty well covered in a white blossom now , other looks like a dog rose , makes a nice shank , if you find a good one , dense , once the thorns off after seasoning leaves a nice pattern....bit late in the year now for cutting shanks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diver One Posted April 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, boo said: Blackthorn should be pretty well covered in a white blossom now , other looks like a dog rose , makes a nice shank , if you find a good one , dense , once the thorns off after seasoning leaves a nice pattern....bit late in the year now for cutting shanks.... No blossom to speak of on anything really BUT they have recently been flailed. Top one had some small,white flowers...but not many! the top one has some fierce looking spikes on it! I'll get better picks tomorrow. When is best time to cut shanks then ? as following on from the walking stick thread I fancy cutting my own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 When the saps down in winter, I usually cut at the end of the phesant season... Old saying best time to cut a stick , is when you see one ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diver One Posted April 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, boo said: When the saps down in winter, I usually cut at the end of the phesant season... 👍I'll,leave it for the time being then. Nobody else is going to cut them as it's all Barbour Jackets and coloured festival wellies here! bloke a mile down the road just chopped in his Bugatti Veron for a Wraith with £100k of extras on it....times is hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Yep, briar or wild rose and yes, they can get very thick at the base if not cut back. I have one I made up for stalking. Very light to carry but not as strong as blackthorn or hazel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 8 minutes ago, Walker570 said: Yep, briar or wild rose and yes, they can get very thick at the base if not cut back. I have one I made up for stalking. Very light to carry but not as strong as blackthorn or hazel. do they make pipe bowls out of the root from that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diver One Posted April 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Good point, I remeber Briarwood pipes from back in the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, ditchman said: do they make pipe bowls out of the root from that ? hello, yes you could whittle one in the old days😀 , i did many years working on refurbishing very old houses and found a few home made pipes, Edited April 7, 2020 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 9 hours ago, boo said: When the saps down in winter, I usually cut at the end of the phesant season... Old saying best time to cut a stick , is when you see one ! Yes cut it before someone else does . A pal asked me how long should I leave a stick to dry . I said a year an inch WHAT THE . This things 4 foot long 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, ditchman said: do they make pipe bowls out of the root from that ? Yep, exactly, that's why they where called Briar pipes and coveted by their owners. Edited April 7, 2020 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 On 06/04/2020 at 22:35, Modafinale said: Bottom one is a 🌹 rose not bramble Agreed. Why my brain let me put bramble I cannot imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diver One Posted April 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 I might do a bit of foraging tomorrow 👍On my constitutional If I get any of the thorny bramble Rose things....do I season with the thorns on or cut them off now? same with the 'suspected' Blackthorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Bit late for cutting, probably dropped blossom & budding , if you do decide to cut , leave the thorns on the briar till seasoned , easy to remove, leave the thorns on a blackthorn to , can snip the points off , be v.careful , they hurt & fester ! Same with holly if cutting, leave the Stubbs on prevents splits or cracks in the shank.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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