Tragedy has hit our street… Dutch Elm. It’s a horrible tree disease that is highly contagious. The fifth tree to get it was cut down today… a beautiful GIANT elm tree. As you can see these beauties line our street, but now there is a big bare spot. So so sad. I actually started to tear up this morning watching them cut it down. We’ve got our fingers crossed that it doesn’t completely wipe out the street.
I did, however, manage to convince the tree service guys to give us a 4ft. chunk of the tree so Matt’s planning on turning some bowls with it. At least we’ll have something nice to remember our old friends.
Update: Here’s Matt attacking the stump.
And the fruits of his labor:
by Sally
Kristen - so sad about the tree. i can't wait to see what matt will do with the remains!
Kirsten - We lost both our dutch elm trees…one before we moved in and the other after. Watching them chop down the tree and chip out the stump was a highlight of Luke's week and a low point for us. Such a bummer.
I have heard that the trees aren't supposed to be used for anything since the beetles in the wood carry the disease. Maybe that's just related to firewood…