On Mar 29, 1:38*pm, rwk wrote:
2 large pin oak trees came *down in my friends yard in northern NJ.
trunks straight for 30 ft and avg 28" in diameter. * can anyone tell
me if these trees produce an interesting usable lumber. * wondering if
it is worth having the trees milled.

Hard to say; the lower few feet won't be straight grained, which
leaves
50 feet, 28" diameter... call it 40 percent waste (the bark
part and the core don't make the best lumber), so it's 1300 board
feet?

Even if this species is 'inferior', it has quite a lot of value.
Milling to planks, drying, surfacing are all best left to the pros.
Bragging about the local wood you made into bookcases, stair
treads, kitchen cabinets... that, you can do yourself.