Would you collect this tree???

Tbrshou

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So I came across this hornbeam and decided I wanted to collect it next years collecting season. It had a old dead broken branch that I decided to go ahead and cut off so I could get a better vision of the tree. After further inspection I found that a portion of the rear of the tree was dead and decayed.So now my vision of the tree is starting to disappear to the point I don’t want to even bother with it. A friend of mine advise was to collect it anyway so I could practice carving techniques. WWYD?
 

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Zach Smith

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So I came across this hornbeam and decided I wanted to collect it next years collecting season. It had a old dead broken branch that I decided to go ahead and cut off so I could get a better vision of the tree. After further inspection I found that a portion of the rear of the tree was dead and decayed.So now my vision of the tree is starting to disappear to the point I don’t want to even bother with it. A friend of mine advise was to collect it anyway so I could practice carving techniques. WWYD?
In my experience you'll be fighting a losing battle. Notice there's no rolling callus at the edges of the rotted out section. This tells you something is unhealthy in the tree, and you'll likely fight dieback and more rot that no amount of carving will remedy.

FWIW.
 

Tbrshou

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Thank You both I just wanted to make sure i wasn't walking away from something that could be created into a nice tree
 
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