dead elm

[agrimog]

where abouts in ayrshire is it

[Big J]

I messaged you Dougal - thought it easier.

[dougal]

killmarnock

[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

[Big J]

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

 

With the best respect for such initiatives, the processing and marketing of specialist trees such as elm is not best done by local authorities. Particularly as it's a diminishing resource, the best that can be done for such a tree is for it to be carefully processed and sold to those that will make best use of it. I'm not saying that it's not going to happen with the council, only that it's unlikely.

[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

[Big J]

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

 

I fully understand that, and indeed applaud the initiative, as there aren't too many councils that do that.

 

However, my question if, what possible use would a council have for an oversized Elm? Traditional infrastructure work with elm would have included below water level pier work, water pipes etc. It's just a waste of Elm with there being so little left.

[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