Originally Posted by
Tweezle
Erm, you do realise the whole point of the saw is to cut things down?! ;) You can always buy more if you suddenly find you need need them, someone will always trade them.
I too hoard them (and get really annoyed with the little people for continually offering to buy them!) but I hoard them to actually use on the trees, and find I always get a few more shortly after using the, anyway.
Early in in the game the fruit trees and bushes are very expensive, but you do need them so it's worth buying a few at a time. Later on they seem almost cheap compared to other items you need to buy.