Chronological Recovery Records
A chronological record of documented tree harvests and salvaged timber recoveries within the BurlBlade timber archive.
The BurlBlade Urban Wood Harvest Timeline documents the trees and burls that have been salvaged and catalogued within the BurlBlade provenance archive.
Each harvest represents a specific tree and location, forming part of a growing historical record of urban wood recovery and craftsmanship.
Unlike the Harvest Archive, which groups material by individual tree, this timeline presents harvests in chronological order, showing how the archive develops over time.
Individual pieces from each harvest are catalogued in the Specimen Registry, where every specimen receives a unique identification number linking it to its species and harvest record.
Urban wood recovery is part of a growing effort to preserve valuable timber from removed trees. Learn more about this movement through the Urban Wood Network.
2026
PB2601 — Plum Burl
Sunnyridge, Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa — January 2026
This harvest documents a salvaged plum burl recovered from Sunnyridge in Germiston. The burl produced a small series of cookies and craft slabs that were individually milled, photographed, and catalogued as unique specimens within the BurlBlade archive.
This entry represents the beginning of the documented BurlBlade archive timeline, establishing the structure used for subsequent harvest records.
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GS2602 — Ground Stump Root Timber
Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa — 2026
This harvest records the recovery of ground stump root timber from Edenvale, where subsurface growth produced irregular slabs, voided sections, and structurally complex wood forms shaped by root development.
The GS2602 collection expands the archive beyond burl material, documenting how root-origin timber behaves differently in structure, density, and final application.
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Archive Development
As new harvests are documented, this timeline will expand to reflect additional recoveries across different locations, species, and material types.
Each entry builds on the archive system, linking chronological records with specimen identification and harvest documentation.