For more than 100 years this old Maple tree has stood tall outside the Twin Lake Village hotel. At some point during that long history an injury or fungal infection to the tree caused this burr, or burl, to form into a rounded outgrowth, like a knob on a magical door. Because a burr maple grows in a twisted and interlocked knot, it develops a dense “wild grain” that’s very unique and highly prized by woodworkers and artists.

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