Hi all,
We have some beautiful Japanese cherry trees in the front yard of our new house that are about 50 years old, but unfortunately one of them is almost completely dead so we're going to have to remove that one.
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Is there any reason to try and salvage a tree like this for lumber or turning blanks, or should I send it straight to the chipper? They've all been fairly heavily pruned throughout their life, so they're pretty spindly (very little actual trunk), but I was thinking it might be good to save at least some of it. Maybe something to try on my new lathe, for example.
Opinions? I don't have a mill and only a 14" bandsaw (no riser) so it'd be whatever I could get with just a chainsaw.