From council tree to dinner table - chairbler calls for change
A chair maker in Amberley is calling on councils around the country to make better use of public trees when they're removed. Most councils cut trees down and arborists often take the wood to be mulched or used for firewood. Chairbler David Laird says that is a waste of wood that can be from trees more than 100-years-old and that have so much history in them. He says there are examples in Australia and the United States where there are protocols for publicly owned trees so they can be turned into useful furniture for a local council or school. David wants councils to copy those ideas.
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