Fruit Wood ID

[Q Junkie]

OK, it's the bonus round of "Name That Wood".
My neighbor cut down a tree that looked like plumb. He said it never had fruit and and did not know what it was.

What say you?

 

[jham0077]

Plum or wild cherry is my guess.....

 

[IamMadMan]

I agree with jham0077 but a picture of one of the leaves would help to identify the exact type. Ornamental varieties often do not produce fruits but they are equally great for smoking as well.

 

[Shagdog]

Iammadman beat me to it.. Probably an ornamental. No fruit. I had an ornamental plum, and the heartwood was much darker, but there's probably a 100 different kinds. Light it up!

 

[smoke ninja]

Looks like the cherry i have.

 

[2001Heel]

I had a ton of plum trees on my property as a kid and that looks very similar.

 

[el_matt]

Could be a fruitless plum tree. Burn a bit of it, and if it smells good, cook with it.

Matt

 

[Wickedcajun]

Japan plum??

 

[RolandJT]

As long as it flowered like a fruit tree in spring, I'd say go ahead and smoke

 

[cliffcarter]

Choke cherry IMHO.
http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=238

 

[finzlft]

Looks like cherry to me, although I have not seen much plum so I'm not sure