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We dropped a elm stick today, it’s about 18” at the but and 16” at the top end at 3.5-4m long and poker straight. Its only 2 branches under 3m! The tree was showing early to mid signs of ded if that effects the timber quality?

 

Ive hung off ringing it up as it’s not often we see Elm of any size around here. Is it worth milling?

I’ve never milled elm as we mostly only get 6inch hedgerow regen crap

 

The sticking point is it is half way up a bank and needs winching out, not the end of the world if it’s has some value but if it hasn’t I might as well ring it up and roll it down the bank (all firewood can be left on site so no extraction needed)


Before you ask I didn’t get a pic as was getting on and dropping the next one.

 

thanks for any sensible thoughts

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Just now, Will C said:

We dropped a elm stick today, it’s about 18” at the but and 16” at the top end at 3.5-4m long and poker straight. Its only 2 branches under 3m! The tree was showing early to mid signs of ded if that effects the timber quality?

 

Ive hung off ringing it up as it’s not often we see Elm of any size around here. Is it worth milling?

I’ve never milled elm as we mostly only get 6inch hedgerow regen crap

 

The sticking point is it is half way up a bank and needs winching out, not the end of the world if it’s has some value but if it hasn’t I might as well ring it up and roll it down the bank (all firewood can be left on site so no extraction needed)

 

thanks for any sensible thoughts

Will,

 

I love Elm, almost as much as Oak, maybe more so. At that dimensions Id deffo try and salvage it. If not for the 'value' over firewood surely you could use it yourself in years to come? 

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19 minutes ago, Will C said:

We dropped a elm stick today, it’s about 18” at the but and 16” at the top end at 3.5-4m long and poker straight. Its only 2 branches under 3m! The tree was showing early to mid signs of ded if that effects the timber quality?

 

Ive hung off ringing it up as it’s not often we see Elm of any size around here. Is it worth milling?

I’ve never milled elm as we mostly only get 6inch hedgerow regen crap

 

The sticking point is it is half way up a bank and needs winching out, not the end of the world if it’s has some value but if it hasn’t I might as well ring it up and roll it down the bank (all firewood can be left on site so no extraction needed)


Before you ask I didn’t get a pic as was getting on and dropping the next one.

 

thanks for any sensible thoughts

Very beautiful timber and it won't be affected by the DED.  Unless it has bad ring shake it will be well worth milling.  Useful for indoor furniture etc, but also potentially outdoor items, even boatbuilding potentially.  Worth googling a few images as it is beautiful timber - way nicer than Oak.

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59 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Where is it?
Yes definately worth milling.
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Half way up a bank that’s to soft to drive up to the bottom ?

it’s on the Isle of Wight, I would guess it’s not going to be worth the cost of the boat to get it off this rock. ?

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