Cherry tree health concerns

OK, I moved into my house about 4 years ago and there was an old, I assume old, cherry tree in the back garden. I have become increasingly concerned about its health. The pictures will say it all.

Can anything be done with it or does it need chopping down. The branches are falling off. Some quite large one's.

 

Sorry Littleweed but that tree looks as if it has had it.
Sadly Cherry doesn't even make good firewood. It might burn OK in a stove but it's useless in an open fire - very slow burning and not much heat.

 

Hi Littleweed

I agree with Alice - the tree looks to have lost a large chunk of its water conducting vessels along the larger limbs, which will only increase the risk of failure in the upper crown, as well as a reduction of the tree's other functions. Methinks getting it removed and perhaps replant with another tree is the best course of action here.

Matthew

 

Thanks people ... It is what I thought.