Cherry wood

[Keymaster]

We lost about 30 ornamental cherry trees at one of the schools in the last ice storm. One of the grounds keepers saved a bunch of the wood and offered me some  for smoking. He said someone told him if it is used for smoking it has to be from a fruit baring tree. Anyone know if this is true, he said it smells like cherrys :)

[Sam3]

It's worth a shot!

[beefmann]

i know cherry wood is used for smoking and as far as i  know it is the fruit bearing kind, so i would get all that i could and go from there

[squirtthecat]

Oh yeah, it'll be good.  Chunk it up and let it dry out real good first.

[Habanero Smoker]

As others have stated cherry wood is alright. It doesn't have to be just from fruit bearing trees. Almost any hard would can be use for smoking; which includes fruit & nut bearing, maple, birch etc. Though I have been told to avoid wood from orchard growers (unless you know they are certified organic growers), because of the pesticides that are use.

[ghost9mm]

Be a shame to burn it all, that wood would make a wood turner a happy man...

[Keymaster]

Thanks guys, I will definately get a box full. We sure lost a lot of trees in that ice storm its sad.