qestion about mulberry

[nsherve]

I have a good bit of mulberry trees on my property that are pretty good size ( one is 10" to a foot in diameter). My q is, when is the best time to cut it down? spring early sumer makes it easier to de-bark, but should I leave the bark on, or take it off right away? I've read that it loses moister fast and will crack real bad (am I mistaken?), so is it better to take it down in the fall/winter?

[nsherve]

It's red mulberry...if that matters.

[PEARL DRUMS]

Cut it anytime you can. You have to knife off the bark and sapwood either way.

[Buckeye Guy]

My thoughts
Cut it now but only one at a time so you can get it split , a ring chased, and sealed up before it starts splitting itself 
Then cut the next one and repeat till they are all gone !

[nsherve]

I'll just cut one for now, there will be plenty of staves for me to try...I'm very new. Right now I'm working on hickory which I recently cut down.....
  Is it necessary to chase rings on the mulberry? I've read otherwise? Also, I don't know how to do that... I guess I'll try it both ways. I need to finish building my barn before I even make a tillering tree, but even the hickory is still wet ( I've read it takes hickory a long time to dry out here in Alabama).

[bubby]

Try and cut a sapling, ruff it out and strap it to a board to help keep it straight, remember to seal it then find a spot in the house where it's warm and dry and let it sit a month work it some and weigh it put it up a few weeks weighing it untill it stops dropping weight and make a bow

[Springbuck]

My thoughts
Cut it now but only one at a time so you can get it split, etc...

Agree.  If you cut it and store it in a cool place, you can keep splits, but you will have to chase a ring.  If you chase a ring, go ahead and rough out the bow.  If not, leave the bark on, reduce it somewhat, and dry it slowly.  Bugs do like mulberry sapwood, though, so be careful.

[nsherve]

Thanks, y'all...