Large Holly Trunk

[White Noise]

We have just felled a large twinned stemmed Holly . One trunk is 18ft and the other 13ft in length . Diameter 18" / 24" is this any good for milling . The remaining stump is easily 3ft 6" in Diameter and the same in height any good for carving . Seems a shame to firewood it ?

 

South Cheshire if anyone is interested . I can get them to roadside .

[se7enthdevil]

they are monsters for holly.

 

i'd get that milled and get it to a kiln asap to preserve the colour.

 

if the base is a 3' long and wide then i'd offer it to a luthier.

 

try not to waste holly that size.

[Ghettoblaster]

As Steve said holly that big is rare and milled and dried correctly can be very valuable to the marquetry industry. Pure white, dry boards can command very high sums from the right buyer. Should be milled and put in a kiln as soon after felling as possible, the same day in an ideal world!

Good luck

[se7enthdevil]

As Steve said holly that big is rare and milled and dried correctly can be very valuable to the marquetry industry. Pure white, dry boards can command very high sums from the right buyer. Should be milled and put in a kiln as soon after felling as possible, the same day in an ideal world!

Good luck

 

there is a listing on woodlots from someone offering £250 per cubic foot of pure white holly timber.

 

 

here is part of the advert.

 

Holly, Clean White Dry Boards Wanted £250 a cubic foot paid for dry, white Holly boards.

All thicknesses considered. Must be white, white, white!

 

Lymington, Hampshire

 

look on this page for the advert listed on 21/6/15

 

 

WoodLots

[White Noise]

This all sounds excellent . Im going to make some phone calls tomorrow . Thanks for your input . Shame I have felled approximately 8 ton of Holly on this site up to date .........all has gone for firewood