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wv hillbilly · 12-09-2012, 10:29 AM

anyone have it in there area?
crows foot makes a beautiful wreath when wound around a metal frame with some holly berries added
crows foot was always a part of our decorations for Christmas. where we hunted there was an area about 500' x 500' and another area about 50' x 100'
it was so thick and soft it was like walking on cotton .
in 1987 dad was picking some to bring home. he never made it, when we found him, he had a piece of crows foot clenched in his fist. he had died there.
the following year i went to the same place to gather some. there was not a single piece to be found
to this day i visit that same place where it was so plentiful and there is still none

gdmoody · 12-09-2012, 10:48 AM

I have never seen any of it, for that matter, I don't think that I have even heard of it.

time2shoot · 12-09-2012, 10:48 AM

no we don't have it around here.
I now see why you have your tradition with the wild flowers.

I have one I do every year also. just a way to say thanks Dad, for all you did for me.

I hope you can find some. and I hope It comes back for you.
Makes me think of the story,Where the red fern grows.

wv hillbilly · 12-09-2012, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by time2shoot

no we don't have it around here.
I now see why you have your tradition with the wild flowers.

I have one I do every year also. just a way to say thanks Dad, for all you did for me.

I hope you can find some. and I hope It comes back for you.
Makes me think of the story,Where the red fern grows.

from a kid that is all we decorated with, nature. all the different pines, wild ferns, holly, crows foot, miseltoe, bittersweet,cat tails and different grasses.
nature paints a beautiful picture. all one has to do is look to enjoy

time2shoot · 12-09-2012, 11:23 AM

I agree.
I go out taking pics with the wife all the time.

Laxcoach · 12-09-2012, 05:51 PM

It's called Running Cedar here in VA. Makes a pretty wreath but is protected and has been for several years.

wv hillbilly · 12-09-2012, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Laxcoach

It's called Running Cedar here in VA. Makes a pretty wreath but is protected and has been for several years.

i knew of the other name, but i did not know it was protected.
thanks for the info

Big Chevy · 12-09-2012, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by gdmoody

I have never seen any of it, for that matter, I don't think that I have even heard of it.

+1

geds · 12-09-2012, 07:44 PM

we call it creeping juniper here. In my last house I planted a hillside with it as a ground cover. It is a common landscaping shrub here and fairly inexpensive.

12-09-2012, 10:29 AM	#1
wv hillbilly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: mountains of wv. Posts: 2,026	crows foot ? anyone have it in there area? crows foot makes a beautiful wreath when wound around a metal frame with some holly berries added crows foot was always a part of our decorations for Christmas. where we hunted there was an area about 500' x 500' and another area about 50' x 100' it was so thick and soft it was like walking on cotton . in 1987 dad was picking some to bring home. he never made it, when we found him, he had a piece of crows foot clenched in his fist. he had died there. the following year i went to the same place to gather some. there was not a single piece to be found to this day i visit that same place where it was so plentiful and there is still none -->

12-09-2012, 10:48 AM	#2
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,408	Re: crows foot ? I have never seen any of it, for that matter, I don't think that I have even heard of it. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

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time2shoot Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brandon SD Contributor Posts: 2,612	Re: crows foot ? no we don't have it around here. I now see why you have your tradition with the wild flowers. I have one I do every year also. just a way to say thanks Dad, for all you did for me. I hope you can find some. and I hope It comes back for you. Makes me think of the story,Where the red fern grows. __________________ I AM A VETERAN MY OATH OF ENLISTMENT HAS NO EXPIRATION DATE!

12-09-2012, 11:23 AM	#5
time2shoot Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brandon SD Contributor Posts: 2,612	Re: crows foot ? I agree. I go out taking pics with the wife all the time. __________________ I AM A VETERAN MY OATH OF ENLISTMENT HAS NO EXPIRATION DATE!

12-09-2012, 05:51 PM	#6
Laxcoach Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 44	Re: crows foot ? It's called Running Cedar here in VA. Makes a pretty wreath but is protected and has been for several years.

12-09-2012, 07:44 PM	#9
geds Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,706	Re: crows foot ? we call it creeping juniper here. In my last house I planted a hillside with it as a ground cover. It is a common landscaping shrub here and fairly inexpensive. __________________ "Suppose you were an idiot...and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." - Mark Twain