Nectarine Wood

kcquer · 11-28-2005, 06:10 AM

A co-worker is bringing me trimmings from 2 peach and one nectarine tree.

Anyone know anything about nectarine trees?

chad · 11-28-2005, 06:36 AM

http://www.produceoasis.com/Items_fo...Nectarine.html

The nectarine got its start in China as a genetic variant of the common peach and is not, as some believe, the consequence of a cross between a peach and a plum. One Chinese emperor was so enthralled with nectarines that he and his people referred to them as the "nectar of the gods."

Go for it!

Trout_man22 · 11-28-2005, 06:51 AM

My mom and dad had them growing in their yard. Loved to eat them off the tree when I was little.

backyardchef · 11-28-2005, 01:48 PM

I had some twigs from it a year or so ago-- very sweet smelling smoke. Actually, I used it once in the stovetop smoker and it was so perfume-like it was too much. Tasted mild, though. That's twigs, though, I don't know about sticks....

Wayne · 11-28-2005, 09:54 PM

If it's fruit wood then it should be good. In Kansas some old time BQ cooks even use hedge wood. We also use lots of pear wood. There are lots of pear trees that have been down in the woods for several years and are ripe for the gathering.

slat · 11-29-2005, 08:37 AM

It should impart a taste somewhat like peach wood.

kcquer · 04-11-2006, 02:44 PM

As it turned out, all the wood I got from the trimming was from a nectarine tree.

I got some small trimmings and a few good sized logs (6" dia). The logs were from a branch that had broken off early last summer and had been dangling from the tree since.

I burned a chunk of both the big stuff and the smaller stuff sunday. Great smelling stuff, didn't use enough on the p-rib I cooked to have any sense of flavor, but I'm sure the stuff is dry enough to cook with and I'm ready to see what it does in more substantial doses. The smell while warming on the firebox was awesome, this would seem to be really good stuff.

jgh1204 · 04-11-2006, 05:38 PM

Just watch out for those partridges.

11-28-2005, 06:10 AM	#1
kcquer Lives in Spirit Join Date: 02-17-04 Location: Wherever there's Sweet Blue Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nectarine Wood A co-worker is bringing me trimmings from 2 peach and one nectarine tree. Anyone know anything about nectarine trees?

11-28-2005, 06:36 AM	#2
chad somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: Clearwater, FL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	http://www.produceoasis.com/Items_fo...Nectarine.html The nectarine got its start in China as a genetic variant of the common peach and is not, as some believe, the consequence of a cross between a peach and a plum. One Chinese emperor was so enthralled with nectarines that he and his people referred to them as the "nectar of the gods." Go for it! __________________ Dave Southern Brethren BBQ Competition Team "It's all about getting paid!" - Myron Mixon "I love being hated in my hometown!" - David Hair KingFisher Gator Rotisserie cooker, WSM, Stainless 5 burner with IR gas grill, Turkey Fryer, Weber JD Commemorative grill, slightly used Bandera chamber for future use as a cold smoker, Masterbuilt 40" insulated ELECTRIC smoker

11-28-2005, 06:51 AM	#3
Trout_man22 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 05-16-04 Location: Colonial Heights, Virginia Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	My mom and dad had them growing in their yard. Loved to eat them off the tree when I was little. __________________ Go Green use mercury laced low watt fluorescent bulbs and kill the earth slowly ! "God either exists or He doesn't.... I believe in God." Blaise Pascal I'm a sinner, I regret my sin and will try to never do it again.

11-28-2005, 01:48 PM	#4
backyardchef Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-05-04 Location: New York City Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I had some twigs from it a year or so ago-- very sweet smelling smoke. Actually, I used it once in the stovetop smoker and it was so perfume-like it was too much. Tasted mild, though. That's twigs, though, I don't know about sticks.... __________________ Matt Fletcher's Brooklyn Barbecue The Hampton Smoker Blog: http://backyardchef.blogspot.com 7' Meadow Creek reverse flow w/ a 4' grill on the nose, named Large Marge 48" Klose Backyard Chef named Wubby Willy the Wonder Grill Weber Kettle named Georgiette ECB Spider Web Collector Model Char-Griller Smokin' Pro Firebrick Supremo

11-28-2005, 09:54 PM	#5
Wayne is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-26-03 Location: Fall River, Kansas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If it's fruit wood... If it's fruit wood then it should be good. In Kansas some old time BQ cooks even use hedge wood. We also use lots of pear wood. There are lots of pear trees that have been down in the woods for several years and are ripe for the gathering. __________________ Wichita Wayne Long in the tooth, Long in the tooth, I'm lookin' 'round the corner, An' I'm long in the tooth...

11-29-2005, 08:37 AM	#6
slat is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 10-10-03 Location: Marble Hill, Missouri Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It should impart a taste somewhat like peach wood. __________________ Cell 573-979-2426 Proud member of the MOFO chapter. Bandera Turkey Fryer Rusting and corroding Gas Grill

04-11-2006, 02:44 PM	#7
kcquer Lives in Spirit Join Date: 02-17-04 Location: Wherever there's Sweet Blue Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	As it turned out, all the wood I got from the trimming was from a nectarine tree. I got some small trimmings and a few good sized logs (6" dia). The logs were from a branch that had broken off early last summer and had been dangling from the tree since. I burned a chunk of both the big stuff and the smaller stuff sunday. Great smelling stuff, didn't use enough on the p-rib I cooked to have any sense of flavor, but I'm sure the stuff is dry enough to cook with and I'm ready to see what it does in more substantial doses. The smell while warming on the firebox was awesome, this would seem to be really good stuff.

04-11-2006, 05:38 PM	#8
jgh1204 Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-26-04 Location: Selma, TX(You better slow down when you hit town) Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Just watch out for those partridges. __________________ Wannabe BBQ Illuminati

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