Ornamental Cherry ???

[Hank R]

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.

 

[old sarge]

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.

 

[Hank R]

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 

 

[old sarge]

Same site has info on choke cherry.  Several people claim to use it. 

 

[SuperDave]

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. 

 

[DivotMaker]

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!

 

[tomd8]

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.