Cherry Blossum??

[Marky C]

I trimmed a Cherry Blossum tree (non fruit baring) for me mother.
Is this type of wood suitable for smoking??
Just 2" thick at the biggest, to add to lump for flavor?
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[BigOrson]

If it isn't fruit-bearing, I would be inclined to burn it in my chiminea instead.

[sakijo]

I suppose you are talikng about Japanese Cherry Blossom tree called "Sakura" These are actually fruit bearing trees, but they have been bred to make the fruit very very small and unnoticeable because they want the flowers. They sell this wood in home improvement shops as smoking chips (they are about the size of peanuts). I had little success with it because it burned too fast to produce any good smoke - even after I soaked it in water and wrapped it up in foil. I think a water pan smoker might have been the intended appliance and not a horizontal offset.

[Marky C]

Thanks for the input. I will burn it in a bon fire as soon as we get some rain. There is a burn ban here right now.
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