Yes, you can cut it into many pieces. All of them should regrow if attached to trees. Save as much of the root system as possible and tie the pieces to trees or shove them into crotches.

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Do you know what type of staghorn?? Some of them are quite valuable particularly at large sizes Do you have a pic?? i have some starfruit to trade for the right kind lol gary

Here are a couple photos, any idea what kind it is?:

That's Platycerium bifurcatum, the most common Staghorn Fern. Judging from your photo and having moved some very large ones over the years, I don't think it's going to be possible to move that one intact.

What's the best way to divide it so I can remove it from the tree and re-plant a few and give the rest away? Should I go at it with a crowbar, saw, axe?

I use a large serrated knife and just cut parallel to the tree.

Put it on Craigslist for $100 - You Remove. Someone will come pay to take it off for you, because they can sell it for much more. It has to have shade, so please don't cut the treetop off and leave it in the sun.

It is very expensive and you will need a couple strong people but if you would like to keep the size purchase thick chain, not the cheep stuff cause you know this stuff is heavy and it will get wet and get even heavier. If you want to keep it this size or cut in half and have two, whatever, measure from the top around the bottom back to the top. Many ways to go about it but wrap the chain and zip tie the bottom to stabilize that is not going to do anything more then hold steady and bring all four chains up to top and add another open link and then add a chain to that so that it hangs like a ball. the chain will show at first but will soon be covered by more frons as it grows. They are right it needs broken shade to look its best. Consider freecycle for your fruit, there are people that would really enjoy them and love the opportunity.

I had a very large one in a tree that ultimately needed to come down. The arborist cut the trunk so that the stag was intact. We wrestled it into a corner of the yard where it stayed for a few years. Eventually we cut it into large pieces and gave them away. They are all thriving .

I like the chain idea and have seen that done. On a tree, it can become a great den for raccoons and oppossums. I don't miss the wildlife at all.

Yes they are so pretty hung alone like ornaments in the tree, the bigger the better and at Christmas time we wrap in a string or two of green lights...... it is so pretty. Friends of ours have a bunch hanging from large oaks and they are all decorated but so is the whole street but that's another subject.