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Woods => What type of tree do you use? => Topic started by: Hank R on May 11, 2018, 06:39:30 PM
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My neighbor has a huge Oranmental Cherry tree and has cut down is that wood okay to use for smoking?? I did the Goggle thing and some say good and others say not to use. So I am asking real use members here. Wood is free and up to 10 in in diameter.
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I checked another site and several people there use it and report a sweet smell. Also, the recommendation to use it and smoke something cheap to see how you like it.
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This would be used a year from now. Also there seems to be a endless supply of Choke Cherry tress around would they be okay?? Just trying to get tons of free wood ;) ;)
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Same site has info on choke cherry. Several people claim to use it.
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This would be used a year from now. Also there seems to be a endless supply of Choke Cherry tress around would they be okay?? Just trying to get tons of free wood ;) ;)
One of my friends in Iowa is mailing me some choke cherry out of his yard and he swears by it. I can't comment on it yet. He also goes on and on about the smell of it.
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The cherry I get from smokinlicious is "wild cherry." That could be one of those varieties, maybe? I say season it long enough so it's not green, and try it!
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I know this is an old topic but in response I've been using ornamental cherry in the SI and another smoker without issue. It's a tree I cut down and saved the 5ft or so thick stump a number of years ago thinking I was going to use some in a wood turning project. Been sitting in my greenhouse drying out. Worked out great....makes charcoal chunks when wrapped in foil with holes.