Creative idea, but wouldn't the little bugaboos that spread the disease have a field day in 10' of dying elm? Maybe it could be heavily varnished or otherwise treated. I think it is an idea that could turn a tragedy into a uniquely wonderful creation... as long as there is a professional doing the carving and not Joe the Butcher or Jason the IT guy.
Regards, Jason Stone | Hale --- "Thomas T. Thai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've seen many trees with the orange band marked to be cut. Couldn't we > leave about 10' of the trunk from the root up, so neighborhoods could work > together and carve some nice statues? Something like that could last for > decades to come, and bring neighbors together. Could the potential > liability to the city make this not worth looking into? > > Thomas T. Thai // Whittier > > > TEMPORARY REMINDER: > 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject > (Mpls-specific, of course.) > > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
