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Richard Allen
>The picture of this tree was taken this morning. The tree looks to be in fair health. It is about 40" across and the picture shows about 5' of height.
I figure I could make a couple of nice bowls out of it(;->)
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Tom Sweeney - Coatesville, PA
>I'd say you might get a bowl or 2 out of it ;-}
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Tom Colligan, Peoria
>Rich, thanks for the picture. Could you cite what kind of tree it is? Tia,
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Ken Grunke
>Is it still growing?
Are there people that will tan your hide if you cut it down?
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Ken Grunke
>Didn't mean to suggest that I thought your hide should be tanned, I was just curious and felt it was a good thing to know whether or not the tree was cherished by the community or something.
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Dale Stansbery
>It looks a lot like box Elder, probably full of red streaks that ruins it for turning.
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Richard Allen
>I don't know what kind of tree it is. The tree looked to have a long history and a long future.
I have often thought that the AAW should start a registery of trees that are of interest to woodturners. A pictur like that could be sent on a post card to the owner with a request that the local woodturning club be told when the tree comes down.
It would be a shame if a tree like that were cut up to end in a lind fill.
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Kevin Gerstenecker
>Very cool Tree! From what I can tell by the picture, the bark and the leaves look an awful lot like Osage Orange.....at least the ones that grow around these parts. Regardless, that is one gnarly Tree!