Reply #27: make something out of the wood!

[Lisa]

My hometown made a ceremonial table out of a centuries-old elm that finally gave up the ghost after being attacked by insects (and a hurricane). They used a section that wasn't too badly rotted, so it's possible to count some of the rings.

I'm glad that they took cuttings (I assume that's what they mean by "clones"). That, or tissue culturing, can ensure the tree's DNA survives. (They're attempting this with "The Golden Spruce", a Canadian landmark that was felled a few years ago ... for reasons quite different from the sycamore, unfortunately.)


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