What kind of tree is this

[coaster500]

It's most likely firewood but thought I'd ask.

The wind blew this over the fence at work. We have to clean it up and I just wondered what it was and if it might make a bow...

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[Wingless Arrow]

im not posotive but i think its a beech tree.

[red hill]

Looks like an ornamental "bradford pear" to me. The bark is too dark and rough to be a beech, at least the species we have in south Arkansas. The bradford pear is too soft for bow making, imho.
But I've been wrong before according to my wife.
 

[TroutGuide]

Bradford pear

[Pat B]

The wood of Bradford pear is strong, the structure of the tree is weak.

[DVSHUNTER]

bradford pear tree.

[coaster500]

Well that's what we'll do .....  It's laying there so we'll give some of it a shot. Can't beat the price....  

Thank you

[canopyboy]

Bradford pear for sure.  If you can get a couple of straight billets and back it, it'd probably make a fine bow.

[2treks]

I talked with a Native American gent years ago, he told me that the history of his people was that they liked applewood first and pearwood second,for makeing bows. I have never tried any "fruitwoods" but I do know they are hard and heavy. I have never seen a Bradford pear to my knowledge tho.
Has anybody ever tried some fruitwood?

Looks like you could have a couple staves outta that find Kip.

[iohkus]

Bradford Pear isn't a fruit tree.

[2treks]

OH!
I'd still try it.

[Pat B]

Bradford Pears were developed as an infertal flowering ornamental tree but it has been discovered that they do in fact produce fruit, about the size of a pea or slightly larger. It is the same genus(Pyrus) as any other true pear so the wood is similar.

[2treks]

AHHH Haaaa! Can you eat them?

[Pat B]

I wouldn't! My book doesn't say if they can be eaten or not.

[coaster500]

Well I cut a couple of good size limbs brought them home and went to splitting...  Well they had so much twist that they look like a pig's tail (ALMOST TWO REVOLUTIONS!!). These are way beyond my realm of possibilities....   It was worth a shot though. Now they are firewood  

There is one more limb that may not be as twisted? Might give it one more shot?

There are some little buds between the leaf branches>>>>  if that's the fruit a chipmunk would starve  

[Cuban Missile]

No you can't eat them but birds love them.  They are an invasive species that are pretty but serve no purpose that I know of.  Maybe a bow wood lets see!

[Don Stokes]

Bradford pear was developed for its showy flowers in spring, but it doesn't grow pears in the normal sense. A waste, in my opinion.

[beetlebailey1977]

Bradford pear is a fuit tree....it produces fruit, just very tiny pears.  I say give it a try.