dead elm

[agrimog]

if its a park in killie, it belongs to EA, theyre not to keen on folk cutting there trees down, you better speak to theyre tree oficer. Hes a good guy to deal with

[dougal]

true it does,the tree is to come down and rather the wood going to land fill as the rest of the trees do we are looking at ways to bring money into the department,yes we work for them

[agrimog]

contact EA woodlands trust in cumnock, part of the council and they will arange the felling and milling for use within the EA area

[agrimog]

woodlands are proccesing and using the timber for projects within the councill area, thus saving the local taxpayers the money they would have to fork out to buy the same timber back from the specialists. The same principals that used to exist on all the big estates not so long ago

[agrimog]

its being turned into lage tables, notice boards, display cabinets, and anything used in council maintained or sponsered outdoor recreational areas, no more plastic or concrete, a return to the old ways or doing things. The local people in the areas where this is happening are noticing this and are starting to comment on how good it is

[Mike Dempsey]

Dundee City Council (and its predecessors) have run a successful sawmill for years based up in Camperdown Park. I met the guy who ran it many years ago and he was very good at what he did. He had first shout on any trees that were down in the area and they were delivered to him. Any surplus timber was sold to the public. I believe it either broke even or made a profit. The guy was just left to run it with a couple of other blokes and did a good job of utilising what would have otherwise been ringed up for firewood.

Falkirk Council give their trees to Falkirk Wood who plank it and kiln dry it. Councils can be involved in successful initiatives such as these but it takes a bit of initiative and commitment, but it can be done. Its certainly better than landfilling trees or carting them off for these monstrous biomass plants.

[John Hughes]

I agree that this elm is to rare to turn into picnic tables and notice boards that may only last 20 years.

We haven't seen an elm down here in Essex for many years.