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Mine grew as bushes, not trees. The branches were too thin to be  
useful for much. Someone told me a while back that they were also  
called bois d'arc trees, because the Indians taught the French to make  
bows out of them, they are flexible and lithe.



On Oct 14, 2008, at 10:48 PM, EarthNSky wrote:

> Roy Morgan wrote:
> > > Is it
> > > worth my time to try to grow a few hundred of these or not?
> >
> > A HUNDRED!  I think they grow slowly (am I wrong?  could be)  Do you
> > have a lot of time?
>
> LOL...
> What I read said that for a hedge fence, you plant them 1 foot apart  
> and
> within 4 years, your 'fence' will be "horse high, bull-strong, and
> hog-tight" in 4 years
> http://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/1995/11/06.html
>
> I figured after 15-20 years, I should have some good fenceposts.
>
> Apparently, from just reading between the lines, it is suitable for
> coppicing, too.  I need to research that to make sure.
>
> Bev
>
>
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