now the tree is down ..............

[silverdaler]

yes the tree is now just a stump - i have made 36 wall plaques, chopped enough logs to keep the chimnea burning til the next century, and made 420 garden ornaments for you very imaginative ABers ! (slight exaggeration there!)

anyway, what i want to know now is what we should do with the stump (clean suggestions only please)

somone told us that the surface should be treated to stop it oozing water, as it is now, and the it should be covered with a black bin liner for a few weeks. anyone know the answer please ?????

thankyou

[sixpence]

silverdaler, you have put us all to shame. You must have worked very hard.What a super whittler you must be. Can't wait to see my garden ornament! Can we choose or do we just take pot luck?

Sorry, no suggestions for the remaining stump, but I'm sure you won't be disappointed, and someone will come up with a tried and tested remedy.

[Ethel]

Hate to see you stumped!

http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles1102/tree_stumps.asp

[raysparx]

Hi silver, there are specialists who can remove the stump completely for you,but when I have felled trees I cut them as near to ground as possible then drill holes into stump and roots 20 or 25mm wood bit and then put "Root Out" into the holes this will kill it off completely,Good luck, Ray

[Thunderbird+]

Boy!! You must have been working like beavers to make all those ornaments that fast.

Birch does have a tendancy to bleed a lot of sap especially in the early spring, as the sap rises, in fact some folks tap into it to make birch sap wine. I think covering the stump with plastic sheetingis a good idea if you want to use chemicals to treat the stump, this will prevent the rain from diluting it and splashing it out of the holes you have drilled to insert the stump treatment (I've used 'Amicide' and found that works well)

If your still stuck for any ideas for the timber, check out this book at your local library 'Green Woodwork' by Mike Abbott Good Luck

[gazzawazza]

I feel really guilty now for suggesting you make objets d'art! Have a good rest. Go on, put your feet up on one of those footstools you made!

[silverdaler]

FOOTSTOOLS !

dammit - i knew there was something i forgot !

thanks for your advice and humour everyone, and if anyone needs a tree chopping down........................................dont call me !

x