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Beech Tree

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I posted this a while back - my daughter had to have this magnificent Beech cut down as it was infected with Honey Fungus.

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Now two yrs later it's been chopped into logs but their enormous new store is far too small!![emoji3]

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Rod
 
Kirk about 12" I think but I'll measure some when next I go.
Terry - yes it did. The Tree Surgeon said they should leave it dormant for a while to let the fungus die off?
There's a Yew close by which should fill-in some of the space?
They'd only just moved in when the neighbour at the back told them about the tree - the previous owners having kept quiet. It looked Ok from my daughters side ( South) but the north side was badly infected with branches falling off!
Cost a lot to have it cut down but the firewood probably covers it?

Some of it looks spalted but don't fancy working with it if it's diseased.

Rod
 
Rod":1rzofw4g said:
Kirk about 12" I think but I'll measure some when next I go.
Terry - yes it did. The Tree Surgeon said they should leave it dormant for a while to let the fungus die off?
There's a Yew close by which should fill-in some of the space?
They'd only just moved in when the neighbour at the back told them about the tree - the previous owners having kept quiet. It looked Ok from my daughters side ( South) but the north side was badly infected with branches falling off!
Cost a lot to have it cut down but the firewood probably covers it?

Some of it looks spalted but don't fancy working with it if it's diseased.

Rod
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Yes, sure that would have cost a pretty penny to get down, it was a big tree.

Foregive my dumb question, but you mention not wanting to use it because it is diseased, which of course sounds logical. But I was wondering what the specific issue is with the wood. Does the fungus survive the tree being felled and therefore there is a risk anything you make would be infected? Or is there some other issue.

Not suggesting it could be used, just trying to further my knowledge of all things wood.

Terry.
 
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