Part of your home's market value is rooted in the quality and quantity of healthy trees on your property. (rismedia.com)
If you were to leave these mature trees alone they would inhibit the growth of surrounding timber, they would die and / or fall over possibly taking other healthy trees with it. (alleghenymountainhardwoodflooring.com)
(c) who's to say that presently valued cores are from still healthy trees? (realclimate.org)