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Photos: 108-year-old elm turns into art

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
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The elm was one of 13 planted in 1905 as part of a Frederick Law Olmsted design.
Rhode Island Historical Society
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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
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It was diagnosed with a contagious canker called Sphaeropsis ulmicola in January.
J.D. Kay/ Rhode Island Historical Society
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The Rhode Island Historical Society is leading an effort to use the tree in pieces of craftsmanship and art.
Clarke Buchanan
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Clarke Buchanan of Cape Cod Woodturners Club turned pieces of the tree into bowls.
Clarke Buchanan
| March 29, 2013