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More than 15 percent of the Penn State elms are infected by elm yellows disease, a deadly bacteria-like infection for which there is no known cure. The bacteria-like organism infects the root cells and the inner bark that carries nutrients to all parts of the tree, but does not invade the core of the tree. The disease essentially prevents the tree from receiving adequate nourishment, ultimately killing it. Once a tree dies, so does the whitebanded elm leafhopper, leaving the elm wood unaffected.
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The Penn State elms are a cherished part of the University Park campus. While the Penn State elm trees are under attack from elm yellows and 17 trees have been removed thus far, the elm wood is not affected by the disease and remains a beautiful hard wood. Creating The Penn State Elms Collection of furniture and frames is a way for the elms to live on, while helping the University to replant the campus.
Penn State’s Office of Physical Plant has been replanting a wide-variety of species to replace any elms that have been lost.
We are looking at possibly adding more items to The Penn State Elms Collection, but at this point, there is no timeline for doing so. Check back on the Web site for an update.
While these are not limited-edition pieces, there will is a finite amount of wood that will be available from the Penn State elm trees. So in some sense, there is a limited number and a limited time that furniture and frames in The Penn State Elms Collection will be offered.
There is no set timetable. The Penn State Elms Collection will be offered until the elm wood is no longer available.
Each heirloom-quality piece of furniture or frame is made as ordered with the customer’s choice of finish. That process, unfortunately, does not allow for rush orders. Furniture orders can be expected to arrive in six to eight weeks, and frames in four to six weeks.
Each piece of furniture and each frame ordered comes with a “Certificate of Authenticity,” verifying that your heirloom-quality furniture was made with wood from Penn State elms.
No. The wood is not available for sale. The furniture and frames included in The Penn State Elms Collection is the exclusive opportunity for alumni and friends to have a beautiful piece of Penn State history in their homes.
No, just care for them as you would any other piece of fine wood furniture.
