treclark
Wandering around with a bag of matchlight, looking for a match.
A friend cut down a southern magnolia tree here in Northern Virginia and I've got a pretty large stack of splits now that are seasoning. I haven't found any discussion on magnolia is the last 10 years or so, and what I did run across seemed more based on speculation than experience. Has anyone used southern magnolia for smoking? From splitting the 1.5-2ft trunk sections, it appears to be wide grain like a fast-growing wood. The wood's white and it has a neutral to pleasant smell. A bit more substantial then tulip poplar in density, but not to the range of maple or ash. Not sappy, pungent, or water laden. Thoughts??