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    Japanese cherry and Black birch wood question

    Does anyone use either of these types of wood for smoking?
    Are they even good to use?
    I’m asking because I just did some extensive tree trimming and have a decent pile of these woods.
    Any insight would be much appreciated.
    Do I let them season or should I just toss them out?
    Thanks. Steve B.

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    Japanese cherry looks to be pretty closely related to our north american ones, so should be usable. The black birch looks good too. Here's a chart that includes the burning characteristics of their cousins, cherry and birch:

    Heat Content – measures the embodied energy.  Higher is better. Sparks Produced – self-explanatory.  “Few” indicates low pitch content. Heavy Smoke – measures the thickness of smoke upon heating.  “No” is best. Coaling Quality – measures propensity to form durable coals.  We want “Excellent.”

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      Thanks Ed.

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    Ya might want to save the cherry for Asian style cooks... ;

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