Wood trees are special. If you find one & the menu item reads "harvest & clear" rather than just "harvest" then please don't harvest from it as you'll kill it.
If you water & pet it first you might encourage a little growth spurt which will make it strong enough to survive an encounter with your hatchet.
Might I suggest jumping on the group chat for The Wood Tree Owners Association?
Plenty of people there willing to let you chop their wood ;) www.glitch.com/groups/RHVHG...
I just had to grow a wood tree on the street my housing quarter is on. Sad to kill a tree, but I was helping a new player. He learned a lot though. Another experienced player and myself quick brought it to full growth. Why are people killing them off completely? I understand that some players went a little nuts growing them and replacing the existing trees, but the fact that there were NONE outside of housing quarters or homes was sad. Fully grown trees don't have the "Harvest & Clear" option as far as I know, or do they?