Ornamental Pear Wood

[HawgHeaven]

My next door neighbor just cut down an ornamental flowering pear tree... Does anyone know anything about this wood? Is it similar to a real pear tree? Can it be used for smoking without killing anyone?

[doctor phreak]

dont know for sure but i would think it kinda like a bradford pear tree so i would not use it personally .....i am waiting for my BIL to cut down his pear tree in his backyard its got to be 50+ feet tall.....

[SmokinLee]

I have used alittle of it, I had a small Bradford Pear die off and used it. It was pretty nice.

[blues_n_cues]

i have 1 & it's good stuff.

[blues_n_cues]

I still have some fruit bearing pear from shore(eastern) maryland near me friends horse farm....If your interested...Aint bradford good lord smoking bradford ornamental....close relative of pinus dere..LOL

mine is not a bradford pear.it's the other ornamental pear. i have pix in 1 of these threads w/ various trees on our property. leaf,bark,& grain shots.

[blues_n_cues]

so it bears actual fruit??????????????????????? What white folk call edible????

Bradford pear is what i grew along river bank,,crappy tree that grows big quick.

Has bout much character in the wood as me arse hole....

it does not produce fruit.
mine is either an aristocrat or cleveland select and the wood produces a light sweet smoke,kind of like peach.

http://www.ehow.com/about_5376657_ty...ear-trees.html

[ALX]

it does not produce fruit.
mine is either an aristocrat or cleveland select and the wood produces a light sweet smoke,kind of like peach.

http://www.ehow.com/about_5376657_ty...ear-trees.html

Good job...Thoght it was crap,quick growing...Not any kinda pear wood i ate em off of...Then again...I am an idiot....