awesome score, awesome neighbor!

TreePointer said:

He and I make BBQ and


I haven't tried the wine, but his jellies were okay. Both of the jellies were kinda thin, so maybe more time reducing on the stove would have made it more flavorful. I had chokecherry jam from a local orchard store that was good.

Black cherry trees grow like weeds here, and I'm tempted to make a jam every year. I haven't done it yet because I don't want to pick all those small berries, and they are more pit than berry, lol!

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Now Im curious, farmers markets have become very popular out here even with our short growing season so I will have to keep an eye out for it. Thanks treepointer. Also have you burned/split choke cherry before? Anyone else? I love the smell of freshly split lodgepole pine, larch, birch, red and yellow cedar. I have about 10 rounds of apple that was a more subtle smell but very nice. Thanks.

Choke cherry is more of smallish tree in these parts (never seen one thicker than my wrist), so they don't get cut for firewood. I do like fruit woods for smoking/BBQ. Apple and black cherry don't leave the sometimes bitter flavor that hickory can.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=chok...&sa=X&ei=p40XVc7TF827ogSIqIGgBg&ved=0CIQBEIke
http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/forest/chokechr.htm
I remember working in the neighborhood and heard the sound of a chainsaw so once I was done my appointment I went to the source of the noise. It was a front yard tree on a lot with a house that was built in 72. The guys had loaded it up for a trip to the dump so after a chat I met them there when it was unloaded. They were nice enough to help me load it into my truck and I helped them unload the massive amounts of branches from theirs. The guy was a bit perplexed as to why I was interested in the wood but he was happy to let me have something he thought was junk. For me it was just playing. We dont get many varieties here so its nice to burn something a bit different once in awhile. FYI I never see it in the bush only in peoples yards. Who knows I could be off on the tree as Im hardly an expert on cherry but the berries stand out big time. From the ones Ive seen they have a short thick trunk going into lots of smallish branches. If I can find a picture of it I will post it Pointer (just read your post).

Seanm said:

Is it any good? I havent heard of anyone doing that around here.

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I once worked a Saturday night shift for a fellow mill worker (way back in my younger days) - an older German guy who liked to make homemade chokecherry wine. It was really tough to trade off a Saturday night shift - to show his gratitude he brought me a bottle of the wine. I'm not much of a wine person, had no idea what to expect. Kinda thought chokecherries are bitter, the wine would be too, but it was really good.