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My friend drove over today with an elm that he recently collected from
his yard. Basically he butchered the tree. It stood over 6 feet tall,
and he hacked it down to about a foot and a half, "for easy moving,"
AFTER he ripped it out of the ground with only most of a thick root, and
4 smaller roots with actual fine branching tips, none more than 6 inches
long. Also, while he was pulling, and twisting, and bending the tree to
pull it out, he cracked the nebari and lower trunk to about 3 inches up
the tree.

Normally, I would give up on this tree, and apologize to my friend.
Unfortunately, this little tree is definitely worth saving, as my friend
lives on a farm, and the small tree has been picked at over several
years by assorted animals and has an incredibly thick and interesting
trunk, and lots of sturdy, low branches. i believe if i can save this
tree, within 2 years, i could have a subsantial piece for my collection.

I'm in Richmond, VA, and it's a standard elm that grows around here,
that's about as far as i could get from the brutalized stub that my
friend brought by.

I don't want to give up, even though this may be beyond my abilities,
but i feel compelled. also, i lose nothing but a few hours, and i gain
the experience.

Thank you all so much for your input!

Justin

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