Rocky Mountain Juniper Bow Wood

It is found between 5 000 and 9 000 feet elevation.

Rocky mountain juniper bow wood.

Rocky mountain juniper is widely distributed in western north america. And the 70 simple composite broadhead arrow division at 262 yards with the same sinew backed juniper bow. Although the rocky mountain juniper can be found growing in close proximity with utah junipers it prefers sites that are more cool and shady. Rocky mountain juniper juniperus scopulorum is common in bryce s middle elevations.

Like rocky mountain juniper it has opposite scale like leaves and ascending needle like leaves. The low elevation forests consist mostly of utah juniper juniperus osteosperma and colorado pinyon pinus edulis. Coupled with two inner lams of bamboo this is one of the most aesthetically beautiful bows as well as an exceptional performer. Its tough wood was used extensively by first peoples for making bows turner 1979.

Rocky mountain juniper is. They will all make great primitive survival bows if they are backed with. Within its range the distribution is very scattered little 1971. From what i understand they all are suitable bow woods.

However the concentrations generally follow the rocky mountains with isolated patches further east. The seed cones of creeping juniper are similar but attach to branch tips by short recurved stalks. I ll be headed up next weekend to harvest some juniper staves. All of the native junipers are valuable ornamental species and many horticultural varieties have been developed.

Here in western colorado we have one seed rocky mountain and utah juniper. As you move into the western states it s replaced by other closely related species common juniper rocky mountain juniper and a few other species. Creeping juniper juniperus horizontalis is a low shrub with trailing branches near the base and a creeping growth form. Further west it is replaced by the related juniperus scopulorum rocky mountain juniper and to the southwest by.

Juniperus virginiana known as red cedar eastern redcedar virginian juniper eastern juniper red juniper pencil cedar and aromatic cedar is a species of juniper native to eastern north america from southeastern canada to the gulf of mexico and east of the great plains. Eastern red cedar is in the juniper family and it is very common throughout the east and midwest. The 70 primitive simple composite at 343 yards with a ishi style reflexed sinew backed juniper. The 70 primitive self bow record at 332 yards with a hickory recurved bow with a heat treated belly.

The rocky mountain juniper wood of the cheetah boasts the most diverse character of any of the woods. Flutes made from juniper wood were highly regarded by the cheyenne.