Crimson King Maple ??

[dwayne e]

I have a large supply of small limbs from a mature crimson king maple I trimmed a couple of years ago. It's off the ground and covered so I'm assuming it's fully seasoned.

For the most part, the limbs are too thin to split/debark. I could easily chip them.

Does anyone have experience smoking with this particular type of wood.......is it worth experimenting with? Should I just toss a couple in whole or go through the trouble to chip?

If it worked, I have enough supply to last me a couple of years.

 

[Brian Lanius]

It is not one of the more desireable smokewoods, but by no means is is undesireable. There is no reason for you not to try it. I have never used it but I believe that it is similar to red maple, in that it will be prone to burning up fast as it is not very dense. It is closely related to Norway Maple.