Flowering Cherry Tree

[littlechief]

I'm getting ready to remove a old flowering cherry tree from my parents yard. Can someone tell me if flowering cherry wood is good for smoking? If so does it taste the same as wood from a fruiting cherry tree?
Thanks!!

 

[irishteabear]

According to the sticky found here: http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ad.php?t=50439 flowering cherry wood is fine to use for smoking.

 

[littlechief]

Thank you!
I did read that sticky but I guess I missed it the first time through.

 

[irishteabear]

You're welcome.

Glad to help.

 

[mballi3011]

I would say yes because don't all cherry trees flower and I personally use cherry alot if I cann't get apple.

 

[DanMcG]

I think a cherry is a cherry, they all come from the same family just different fruit. Best way to find out is dry some out and give it a try. And let us know what ya think.

 

[werdwolf]

Many flowering or weeping cherry trees are grafted. If you are talking the ornamental trees I would be careful with the trunk.

 

[littlechief]

I believe we were told it was grafted. The trunk is only about 4 feet tall but probably 18-20" round. The branches shooting off of that are 6-10" round and about 10' long and this is what I want to use. Funny thing, they have had the tree for 20+ years and this year one of the branches produced lots of little cherries.
Thanks for the input everyone!!

 

[packplantpath]

Even if it 's grafted, it is grafted to cherry root stock. Use it all, it's all cherry.

 

[pineywoods]

Theres no such thing as bad cherry its all good

 

[bmudd14474]

I would have to agree.

 

[littlechief]

Sounds like I'm keeping it all.

Thanks!