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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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something from a coin. I've used some thorns before and find they work really well with no damage to the coin. Are they readily available to purchase somewhere if need be? Any idea on quantity and price? Appreciate any info. Cheers.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Want a thorn find a hawthorn tree, wild honey locust, black locust or some roses.
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 Canada
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Cactus spines or bamboo toothpicks work well too...
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Bert... I've picked short thorns and used them yet they are too unstable to hold, yes for sure hawthorn is easy to use, thanks
SPP, thanks for the 2 tips, I'll look out for bamboo t-picks in my travels,
Cheers
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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However, nothing works as well as a hawthorn thorn. They can even be whittled or sharpened when the end gets rounded after much use. They are native to most of Eastern Canada as the Northern part of the Carolinian forests. Many people have them in their yards. Mine come from Oklahoma, of course.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you want long ones definitely try to find locust trees. They are common where I am not sure how far you are in Canada. The climate might not support them out of lower Ontario. The trees grow like monsters here and look so wicked. I will try to find a photo.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Mine come from a friends bush. they do work well.
if you find some, they work best after drying them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1192 Posts |
Wicked trees that are common around me. Farmers used it along property boundaries in fields. Good hard wood though I have seen a raccoon killed by one that had a fall. The super funny thing is it's the most common street tree in the Midwest they were just cultivated to lack the thorns. We used to get in trouble using the larger ones as swords as boys. Most of the thorns are 2" but can be over 2-3'  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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now that's a fully armed tree lol. There is some spots here where I can get the hawthorn, it's a bit of a drive and not accessible in the winter. Also on Amherst Island near Kingston the locust grows there, it's abundant. I'll have to plan a trip and harvest a bunch for future use.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yeah I started looking at the range and the tree grows over most of the Eastern and central us. They a little over powered for what they face now but apparently it helped a lot with keeping giant sloths and mammoths off of them. Despite their fierce looks they are super good for wild life as a food source when they drop their seed pods. My granpa curses them for all the times he found them after they punctured his tired.
Oh and bring some sort of knife or pruners. The thorns do not pop off as easy as hawthorns. If your hands slips it could run into its sister thorns. They were know as blood trees for a reason haha. It's Latin name means three thorns. Two pop out of a main one like the hand protector of a sword.
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01/29/2015 3:33 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1049 Posts |
good history there on the tree, yes the hawthorn seems to break of pretty easy. How far north do they grow in the states?
With them being a thorn variety I would think the wood is high btu for burning, like hawthorn the heat is amazing from them in the fireplace. The wood of the hawthorn is a beautiful reddish color, what color is the wood in these?
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01/29/2015 3:38 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1192 Posts |
I've only seem it used in fence posts where it takes up a gray color. It's one of the hottest burning woods in the United States though it tends to pops and throws sparks a few feet. Don't burn it unless you have a covered fireplace. I'm not sure about their range specifically. I'm a landscape architect that practices in the Midwest. It grows in Michigan but I know though it's happiest it seems Indiana to Texas.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Hawthorn has been the best or close to it for decades!
(Sorry, I am an Aussie Rules fan)
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Hawthorn has been the best or close to it for decades! GEEEEEEEELOOOOOOOOOONG!  Fairdinkum! I should post a picture of my '48 half dollar and get some responses.. I will need help with mine! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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lol
Ag, that bad is it, ok now ya gotta post the pics lol
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