No, his bow was made from the wood of one of the Yew trees from Sherwood Forest
Yew wood has an elastic quality that was ideal for bows. Yew was traditionally said to be the wood used in Robin Hood's longbow.
Draco Malfoy's wand was made of elm wood.
An Iroquois Bow is made out of maple wood. The Indians would soak the wood in water to make it more bendable. Then they would cut notches in the wood and make a bowstring out of woven animal hair. After that they wold test the string and tie it really tight to the bow.
Osage Orange and Yellow Wood are the best. But Hickory, Ash, Willow, and Yew will work fine.
The English Longbow is made of English Yew (Yew) and Hickory or Sapwood for the backing.
Crossbows is made of wood (usualy yew) and metal (steel).
The bows were made from yew wood because it is able to be bent a lot without it breaking. Yew trees were normally grown only in churchyards where animals could not try to eat the leaves. They are very poisonous. The arrows would have been made from any hardwood which has a straight grain to produce a straight arrow.
Robin Hood used a longbow when fighting against the Prince of Nottingham. This bow could penetrate the armor of a rival soldier from over 250 feet away. The Welsh longbows were generally made of elm and protected by a wax or resin.
a yew tree or yew wood
Yew tree wood is from a yew tree.
hickory according to my dad but my friend says maple is the best