Dying/dead apple tree in my garden - is it advisable to use?

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Dying/dead apple tree in my garden - is it advisable to use?

Postby Essex Bloke » 10 Sep 2010, 14:21

Hello all,

I moved into my new place last week and there is an apple tree about 4 metres in height standing in the garden with its bark slowly peeling off. It is still upright but I have been told that I need to cut it down as it is dead. I am thinking along the lines of chopping it up and using the wood for smoking on my ProQ Excel. There is a nagging thought in my head that if the tree died of some disease whether this would make it unsafe to smoke food with? Just wondering whether anyone else has any experience of this or could offer some of the usual top quality advice ? Cheers, EB.
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Re: Dying/dead apple tree in my garden - is it advisable to

Postby Steve » 10 Sep 2010, 14:34

As long as it's not rotting you should be ok.

Only hting you can do is cut it down then cut it up and take a look, if it looks rotten then discard it, if not then I'd say use it.

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Re: Dying/dead apple tree in my garden - is it advisable to

Postby Essex Bloke » 10 Sep 2010, 14:49

Cheers Steve, much appreciated.
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Re: Dying/dead apple tree in my garden - is it advisable to

Postby Steve » 10 Sep 2010, 14:59

If it kills you though, not my fault :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Dying/dead apple tree in my garden - is it advisable to

Postby Essex Bloke » 10 Sep 2010, 15:10

ha ha ha ! too late I have written evidence now :lol:
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Re: Dying/dead apple tree in my garden - is it advisable to

Postby Chris__M » 10 Sep 2010, 18:55

On a related note. Sometime in the next few weeks, I need to trim back my pear tree, as it has gone wild, and is branching across a path. It's all going to be small branches - green whippy stuff - but there will be a fair bit of it.

Is this any good for smoking, or is it best just to throw it in the "green" waste?
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