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Old 1st May 2010, 11:44 AM   #1
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Hi guys,
I have a tree with 2 rather large burls on it.
Are they worth anything??
Im in Mill Park Vic

Thanks in advance
Tracey

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Old 1st May 2010, 11:55 AM   #2
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Hi Tracy,
Welcome to Treeworld, your post on how much a burl would be worth could of interest to many people out there, so we ask all replies be on the open forum so all can benefit form a good question like yours.

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Old 1st May 2010, 06:59 PM   #3
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Lets see some pictuires of them
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Old 2nd May 2010, 12:01 PM   #4
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Hi this is a pic of 1 burl the tree has another on the other side...Im just learning to use/add pics..
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Old 2nd May 2010, 12:07 PM   #5
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Old 2nd May 2010, 12:11 PM   #6
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have added attachment not sure if it worked
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Old 2nd May 2010, 05:55 PM   #7
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Are you removing the tree?
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Old 2nd May 2010, 06:12 PM   #8
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Tracey, perhaps the images have too large a file size. There are guides when you try and upload.
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Old 2nd May 2010, 10:23 PM   #9
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Are you removing the tree?
I am looking for someone to remove the tree the roots are causing major damage to our drains and pool I just figured if the burls are worth something maybe I can sell them to pay for the tree removal its a fair size tree the base is approx 9 metres in diametre
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What sort of tree is it?

I doubt they would be worth much, but you never know.Burl Wood
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Open the pictures in paint and resize them to bring the file size down a bit.
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Old 3rd May 2010, 08:45 PM   #12
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I am looking for someone to remove the tree the roots are causing major damage to our drains and pool I just figured if the burls are worth something maybe I can sell them to pay for the tree removal its a fair size tree the base is approx 9 metres in diametre
I don't think you measured correctly. Out your way it would be a Red Gum and they don't get that big. Even a 9m circumference is a big big but possible.
I'd say cut it down cut the burls off and try on ebay.
People drive hunreds of miles kill 200 year old trees to get burls but would they buy them?
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