Ash Tree-Tables
Ash wood has a variety of different characters, mostly light with often a silky texture to the grain, but in the older denser wood, it turns darker, and in parts takes on a completely different colour and pattern known as “olive ash” because of it’s similarity to olive wood (see below) . Infact ash comes from the same family of trees as the olive. Rarer still are highly contrasting dark strands with an almost greeny colour.
Ash die-back is now widespread in our area of Norfolk, and it will cause a discolouration to the wood where it has been infected by the fungus, which discolours the wood a darker grey hue and ultimately renders the wood unusuable.
1: Ash Tree-Table with toughened glass window
Wood source: Ickworth National Trust and Norfolk Top: 23.5 x 23" (60 x 59cm) Height: 20.5" (51cm) £650
3: Small Ash Dining Tree-table
Wood source: The Rougham Estate, Suffolk for the top, Norfolk for the base. Top: 24.5 x 24" (62 x 61cm) Height: 30" (77cm) Price: £750
4: Ash Tree-Table
Wood source: The top: Ickworth National Trust Top: 21 x 20.5" (53 x 52cm) Height: 25.5" (65cm) Price: Sold