Ashe juniper, 18”L x 14”W x 4”H.

This shallow bowl was carved from the base of a juniper (mountain cedar) that had been pushed in the 1970s. The projections are the bases of large limbs that had grown from the base of the tree near the soil surface. The sapwood and most of the bark between these limbs had rotted away, leaving only heartwood. This is a beautiful example of long-dead heartwood still exhibiting innumerable growth rings radiating away from the center of the main stem.