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Very nice. Thanks for the summary. Anybody have any 1st hand experience with crab-apple?

Cherry is poisonous to horses. The one that strikes me as strange is walnut. The dust can be a strong irritant to woodworkers, but it is sometimes used as a smoking wood, right?

Is crab apple as good as regular apple trees?

In the desire to maximize my yield, are there any concerns when using smaller branches - down to an inch or so in diameter? I figure I definitely do not want any bark or rotted wood, but I wonder if the small branches may contain too much sapwood and not enough heart wood. Thinking of fruit trees like apple, cherry and pear. Thanks