On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:21:27 +0100, Graculus wrote
(in article ):

Possibly a bit OT, but it does relate to my garden.

It is with great regret that I have to get rid of a large oak tree in my
garden. The tree itself it quite healthy, but it is so close to a
neighbour's building that the roots are lifting and damaging the building's
wall, to the extent they can no longer get insurance. My question is what to
do with all the wood. The branches I'll get logged up and burn over the next
few years. But the main trunk is about 3-4 feet across and 12-15 feet up to
the first branches. Could someone (an artist or furniture maker) do
something with such a big chunk of solid oak? How would I locate someone who
might relish such an opportunity? Should I sell it on eBay (buyer collects
and pays for the crane which would be needed to lift it over my house)?

Any ideas before it gets chopped up into little bits?



Not answering your question exactly, but have you asked the advice of a
professional tree surgeon about the removal? I ask this because when we had
to have an oak tree removed which was very near our previous house, we were
advised to remove it (or get it removed, rather) over three years. We were on
clay soil and what we were told at the time was that since oak trees drink a
huge amount every day, if you remove one too quickly you can get *heave* -
the opposite of subsidence. Just something you might want to look into.




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