Burl Wood Bowl Hand Carved From MAPLE TREE TRUNK CANDY /NUTS SMOKE FREE HOME - $36 - (Red Rock, AZ)

MADE FROM MAPLE BURL WELL CUT GREAT LOOKING 7" DISH WHEN A TREE IS DAMAGED BY A STORM THE TREE SURROUNDS THE PROBLEM TO KEEP IT FROM DAMAGING THE WHOLE TREE. THUS THE BURL IS FORMED THEY ARE HIGHLY PRIZED FOR THEIR UNUSAL SHAPE AND MAKEUP NO TWO ARE THE SAME AND EACH IS PRIZED FOR ITS COMPLEX PATTERN MOSTLY LIMITED TO HARDWOODS LIKE MAPLE THEY ARE FROM A FEW INCHES ACROSS TO TEN FEET ACROSS THE LARGEST I EVER ENCOUNTERED WAS 7 FEET ACROSS IN WASHINGTON STATE THEY CAN BE WORTH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND ART FROM THEM ARE HIGHLY PRIZED BY SERIOUS COLLECTORS FAST DELIVERY THIS A BEATIFUL EXAMPLE OF ONE VERY RARE IN NATURE

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