Photos: 108-year-old elm turns into art (Photo 3 of 6) - Pictures

A 108-year-old elm tree on the property of the John Brown House Museum seen Jan. 5, 2013.

Gretchen Ertl for The Boston Globe | March 29, 2013

The elm was one of 13 planted in 1905 as part of a Frederick Law Olmsted design.

Rhode Island Historical Society | March 29, 2013

The elm survived the New England Hurricane of 1938 and outbreaks of Dutch elm disease in the 1940, ’50s and ’60s.

Gretchen Ertl for the Boston Globe | March 29, 2013

It was diagnosed with a contagious canker called Sphaeropsis ulmicola in January.

J.D. Kay/ Rhode Island Historical Society | March 29, 2013

The Rhode Island Historical Society is leading an effort to use the tree in pieces of craftsmanship and art.

Clarke Buchanan | March 29, 2013

Clarke Buchanan of Cape Cod Woodturners Club turned pieces of the tree into bowls.

Clarke Buchanan | March 29, 2013