Monkey Puzzle tree

[gobbypunk]

Hi guys I just can’t understand why so many people don’t like monkey puzzle it’s very stable ,looks ace and quite rare for milling ,so what’s not to like 

[oldwoodcutter]

I took a big dead one to bits last year chipped all the branches. A dead monkey puzzle is just about the most viscous thing a tree worker can deal with.
My trunk was so dead it was useless for anything except firewood, and the branches lethal before and during chipping.
I think we’ve all still got the scars.

[trigger_andy]

31 minutes ago, gobbypunk said:

Hi guys I just can’t understand why so many people don’t like monkey puzzle it’s very stable ,looks ace and quite rare for milling ,so what’s not to like 

Looks like softwood but with much added hassle. Id not bother with it.