Apple_Tree

Thanks for the information everyone. Much appreciated and at least now we know it can be given away/burnt and we won't be parting with a fortune. ? Having asked our local woodturners association, they were not interested and cited the honey fungus as the reason for not passing on the information to their members. Darn honey fungus. We had no intention of removing the tree until the fungus killed it off. I don't think I really expected to get anything for the wood. It seemed worth asking after seeing a seller on eBay selling chunks of Apple wood. For example - 292916147921, 292947335085 and a sold piece here - 303045404339. Given what you've all said, aren't those prices a bit mad for relatively small chunks that have only been "seasoned" for a year or so? Makes me wonder how much they make from them by the time they've paid the postage and eBay fees.

Hi, I’m wondering if anyone would be interested in the Apple wood that we have? The tree was taken down a few months ago after it succumbed to honey fungus. The lowest trunk piece has rotting bark and some mould growth and I’m not sure if this is connected to the honey fungus - maybe this piece should be burnt although the wood still seems solid? My (probably wrong) understanding on honey fungus is that it attacks the roots and trunk at ground level so I’m hoping the rest of the wood is still useable? I’ve numbered the logs in the pictures and done some rough measurements. It would be nice to receive something for them as it would help fund an eventual replacement but we’re open to offers/suggestions. Logs are in the GU12 post code (North Hampshire/West Surrey border). Thanks. 1 - Length 47cm. Diameter 44cm to 36cm. (Very heavy). 2 - Length 47cm. Diameter 42cm to 36cm. (Very heavy). This is the lowest trunk piece with the rotting bark - not sure if its useable. Included a picture of some of the mould. 3 - Length 55cm. Length to crotch 35cm. Diameter 30cm. 4 - Length 70cm. Length to crotch 39cm. Diameter 27cm. 5 - Length 40cm. Diameter roughly 20cm. (Has some Medo painted on 2 ends) 6 - Length 90cm. Diameter 16cm. 7 - Length 120cm. Diameter 20cm. 8 - Length 130cm. Diameter 16cm to 18cm. 9 - 55cm wide. 20cm tall in the middle. Much thinner at sides. 10 - Length 115cm. Diameter 16cm to 18cm

Unfortunately, I'm not a woodturner and it was a woodturning Uncle of mine that first suggested the wood could be used for such a purpose. He has since given up turning. I'll be honest and say if we could make a few pounds from some of this wood it would be nice as it would go towards buying a replacement tree next year. Having said that, if we can't shift it, we'd probably be happy to just give it to a turner. Really don't want to see all of this end up in a wood burner if it could be used for something useful and/or decorative.

I’m hoping it’s OK to ask here as this is a continuation from a post I made in the Homeowners section about a dead Apple tree. If it’s any good, we’d like to save some of the wood for turning as it would seem a big waste just to burn it all. In the past, we’ve also had an ex-woodturner tell us the trunk would be good for bowls? The tree surgeons have told us they would cut the tree down leaving behind whatever wood we wanted. One of them said they would leave the trunk whole but this would obviously leave us with a piece of wood too heavy to move and too wide to roll anywhere. So my questions are, how would you recommend cutting the tree to maximise the wood for turning? Would we best getting the thickest parts/trunk cut into say 20 to 30 cm lengths or try to keep it as long as possible but still liftable? The smaller branches (anything sub 15cm diameter?) will just go to friend’s with wood burners We could probably store some of this wood until we can offload it so would it be recommended to paint the ends with PVA in an attempt to stop it splitting? If we were to hold onto it for a while, should we be looking at cutting the logs through the pith? (I say pith based entirely on what I’ve just watched in youtube videos … ). Thanks.

Thanks for the confirmation - it's much appreciated. We're getting some quotes from local tree surgeons now. Hopefully we'll be able to make use out of the wood. Eventually we'd probably plant some sort of replacement although it may not be Apple as some plonker put a greenhouse right next to it ...

Hello everyone. We’d appreciate some guidance on one of the apple trees in our garden. We’re pretty much resigned to losing it but would prefer it be condemned by people who know about these things. What to do with the wood is also another grey area for us. Briefly, this apple tree was in the garden when we moved in back in 1994 and has produced cooking apple’s every year since. It’s always been a bit “wild” with branches growing in all directions. We can’t remember when (20 years ago maybe?) but our neighbour chopped one side of the tree off at the fence line resulting in a rather lop-sided tree but it still produced fruit. Last year, we noticed fungus growing out of the ground next to the trunk. The attached fungus pictures were taken last year. We didn’t think much of it at the time. This year the tree started to blossom and produced leaves but these were stunted and everything fell off during Spring. The fungus then regrew a few weeks ago and the bark has started to fall off the trunk. The tree pictures were taken today. We’re assuming this is Honey Fungus and the tree is dead, or as good as dead. Our slight doubts are caused by the fact we can’t see any rhizomorphs behind the bark above ground although we did see small amounts of what we presume is mycelium just above and below the ground. There is a second apple tree about 3 metres from this one that seems to be OK at the moment. Should we be digging a trench pronto and putting in a barrier? Assuming we have to take this tree down, could the wood still be used for other purposes? Most places say you should burn or landfill Honey Fungus trees. Could the wood be kept for people with wood burning stoves or possibly even woodturners? The trunk is quite large and we have a relative who used to do woodturning (now given it up) who had said they would have had that wood if we’d ever chopped it down. Does Honey Fungus limit what we can do with it? Any advice is greatly appreciated, thanks!