*recount* I just finished chopping down a Broadwood tree + it's stump and it took 20swings but only 6 for the stump totalling in 26 swings with my starter axe. As for the softwood, the stump took me 13 swings. I got 17 twigs/branches from each coordinating tree (12 from the tree and 5 from the stump) *I will re-count again the next time I have enough stamina for the swings to be sure! :D