English Elm at an Auction

A few weeks ago I participated in my first timber auction. I came back with two large trunks of an English Elm tree. This wasn’t just any ordinary tree either …

These trees were cut down from outside the MCG in 2001 to make way for the new stand they were building. Instead of turning these old trees into woodchips for mulch (which is what was going to happen), a few thoughtfull “woodies” arrange to take the trees, slab them and dry them over a few years before selling them to fellow woodies. I think this is a great result for trees that were otherwise destined for woodchips.

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