Hello all,
I cannot help but agree with all that has been said. I once bought an entire tree off of an online auction site and made lots of bowls. I turned green to a finished thickness, air dried and then sanded and finished. Some minor cracks but the entire length of the tree had a star shake running through the heart and I left natural edges not so noticeable. Mine was a mass of small burrs so very attractive. I did some larger gallery pieces and lots of smaller craft show pieces ranging from £15 to £350 and all sold very readily. Look up the James I story as well, the customers love it !!
If you are going to store the timber to dry it keep an eye out for insect attack, another woodturner lost a lot of their stock of mulberry. Maybe it is sweet and attractive to the insects as the fruit is to children and adults alike !!
ATB John