When a massive European Elm tree in Prospect Park died in late 2015, the
NYC Parks Department asked RE-CO BKLYN to mill it into lumber and make
furniture from it. Most of NYC’s felled trees get chipped and sent to a
landfill that is often hundreds of miles away. Turning this material
into lumber and furniture cuts down on the environmental burden of
disposal and stimulates the local economy.
The century and a half old tree was located near a footpath at the
intersection of Coney Island and Caton Ave. It was planted circa 1870,
shortly after construction on the park began. Over the course of the
tree’s life it grew beyond 7 feet in diameter and more than 75 feet in
height.
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