Living in Saskatchewan, not many fruit trees can withstand the cold winters. Some Crabapples, and Chokecherries, Maple and so on. I found some Apple firewood for sale on Kijiji (Canadian Craigs List) a couple of provinces over. I would have to have it shipped, for the price, it might be worth it.
This is apple orchard wood cut down to make room for housing development, or newer varieties. Now i understand that growers might spray 10 or 20 times a year, and used to spray with a product called Alar, which was banned after an expose by 60 minutes, but as always two sides to every story. So if the trees are old enough to have been sprayed hundreds of times, likely with Alar, and if Alar (which breaks down into "unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine" or UDMH) is a carcinogen, will the wood be safe to smoke with? As I type this out it, I realize it would be silly to take the chance, but i have already composed my question, what do you think?
Doug
This is apple orchard wood cut down to make room for housing development, or newer varieties. Now i understand that growers might spray 10 or 20 times a year, and used to spray with a product called Alar, which was banned after an expose by 60 minutes, but as always two sides to every story. So if the trees are old enough to have been sprayed hundreds of times, likely with Alar, and if Alar (which breaks down into "unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine" or UDMH) is a carcinogen, will the wood be safe to smoke with? As I type this out it, I realize it would be silly to take the chance, but i have already composed my question, what do you think?
Doug