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The Jackson
Prayer Tree
The Woodturner's of
the Virginias (WoVA) is leading an effort to give the massive
tree a second life as wooden pens, boxes, bowls, platters and
other items. The proceeds from the sale of items will
benefit veterans and historic preservation. The tree's
owners, the Miller family, agreed to allow WoVA to have the wood
so the tree could be used in a meaningful way. "This is
the right thing to do," Donna Miller said. Cutting the
tree into usable pieces is expected to take some time.
At its uprooted base, it measures 7 feet long and 9 feet
wide and one branch measured 19 inches in diameter. The trunk,
above where large branches had spread, measures 12 feet 9 inches
in circumference. The tree's age remains undetermined. As
part of a middle school project 10 years ago, Miller's daughter
estimated the age of the tree at more than 300 years.
According to the National Arbor Foundation, a white oak can live
for centuries.
Plans are underway
to contact various veteran's groups and historical societies to
make arrangements to offer items made from the tree for sale.
As these plans are finalized we will post information to this
website, so please check back often.
An article in the
June 10th issue of the Daily News Record by Nikki Fox can be
viewed
HERE.
Woodturners:
You can print copies of the Prayer Tree Guidelines and the
Database Information Sheet by clicking on their titles below:
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