Pear: too good to burn?

[kevwrenn]

I've just felled a reasonable sized pear tree. Is it worth pursuing other avenues or do I just turn it into firewood?

[agg221]

How big is reasonable size (length of clear, size at top). I may be interested.

 

Alec

[kevwrenn]

Biggest bit is roughly 12" dia by 4' long. I guess. I can't measure at the mo cos it's burried under chip in the back of the truck at the mo. I'm hiding it from my boss lol.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

lol, someone will have that, lovely wood pear

[agg221]

Dia looks good but a bit short for what I'm after - I'm looking for the trunk out of a standard really for planking up to make a longcase clock case.

 

Alec

[armchairarborist]

dismantled a 24'' diameter pear a couple of years ago, access was so bad it had to be ringed up all the way to the stump, even more gutted when it was taken without permission along with 30t of rings by farmer who's field i was storing firewood in, didn't even get to burn one bit. moved on now but i guess you find who you can't trust when stuff like that happens