Ken
Those trees back home were probably Hawthorne trees.
Jim
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Ken,
Of the 23 species they list as having common names of ironwood, none have
thorns. I will think more on the possible origins of your briar patch.
Brare Leland
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Leland Torrence wrote:
Ruth and Ken,
I checked with the WoodExplorer developed at UVM and the tree I am thinking
of is known as Eastern Hophornbeam, known as Hornbeam and Ironwood. It is
used for many things like pegs, but also for machine parts. It grows as far
north as Canada, can get as tall as 40 to 50 feet and has a max diameter of
about 15 inches.
Leland,
Hop hornbeam sounds kinda right... can you see if younger versions that
don't get past the 10-15' growth have long thorns. I am curious if it was
because they felt repressed by the canopy of the surrounding trees and were
fighting back to claim their territory.
thnx,
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