Burlington residents interested in getting their hands on a piece of a historical Spencer Smith Park willow tree have until Sept. 8.

Applications are being accepted for wood boards made from two weeping willow trees removed from the park in June 2016 for safety reasons — the City of Burlington had said arborists found significant rotting and areas of decay in the trees.

The two 70-year-old weeping willows, near the gazebo at the waterfront park, were planted by park founder Spencer Smith in the 1950s.

“These trees have deep, historic meaning for the community,” Mayor Rick Goldring had said of the weeping willows.

Two local companies, Arborwood Tree Service Inc. and Exotic Woods, donated time and machinery to plane, mill and kiln-dry the wood from six large logs to make boards that can be used to form a table, chairs or other furniture.

“The City of Burlington greatly appreciates the donation of time and talent from our local companies,” added Goldring.

The sizes of the wood planks are about 10 foot by 27 inches by three inches and six foot by 27 inches by three inches — there are a limited number available.

To apply online for a wood board, visit https://goo.gl/Vjt9kM.

Wood chunks from the trees were also made available to the public in June to be used for artwork or small pieces of furniture.

In addition the city had 100 willow saplings available for planting in June as well.