Smoking wood

[tryinhard]

I have a pear tree that died sometime last winter. It is standing and I plan to cut it down. What is the best part for smoking with or is all of it good?

[bverboy]

the leaves.. dry em real good, crush em, and stuff em in a corn cob pipe...darn good smoking... I never smoked the bark or roots... mullein aint bad smoking either, little strong...... ditch weed is good smoking in the fall... make sure your leaves are good and dry... hope this helps

[tryinhard]

Jul 4, 2014 5:21:04 GMT -6 bverboy said:

the leaves.. dry em real good, crush em, and stuff em in a corn cob pipe...darn good smoking... I never smoked the bark or roots... mullein aint bad smoking either, little strong...... ditch weed is good smoking in the fall... make sure your leaves are good and dry... hope this helps

I guess I should have clarified. Meat smoking wood.

[Walleye Joe]

Smoke the leaves first. You won't care what the meat tastes like!    
I think the heartwood would be best. No bark! 

[bverboy]

dated a gal years ago that smoked my meat pretty good......

[tjm]

wow, just wow; any part of the tree wood will be about the same, bark on or bark off

[krank]

Any fruit tree is good including mulberry. I have heard bad things about cherry. I know the leaves are toxic and never burned any cherry wood. Apple, pear, peach, and plum is good.

[logger]

If it's dead make sure to soak it in water a while or it'll burn up before you get any flavor out of it.

[bigbob]

Unless you soak it till it sinks, your wasting your time. Try wrapping it in Aluminum foil to keep the air off it.