I believe I read somewhere that if the tree produces nuts or fruit it's good to cook with. So this is probably a silly question.
An orchard near me has pears, plums, apricots, apples, and peaches. The last three are obviously usable and tasty. What about the first two? Also, how good is black walnut? It seems like it would be bitter. I've got a bunch of that in my yard (new trees poppin up all the time).
Speaking of wood ... I was hunting morels on my neighbors land yesterday. Unfortunately I found no shrooms BUT I did find a nice sized wild cherry he had just cut down. Needless to say, I put my name on that wood. I love free stuff!
Rick