Mmmm, applewood .. I used punky maple as I had a lot of it , and it smoulders so well, I had been using red oak ... same reason .... pecan is a bit thin on the ground in the Ottawa Valley ... but I have been cutting down some apple trees so I will put some aside . I have been mostly growing Thai and habanero peppers but I found they were pretty powerful smoked and dried . Using more/ weaker chipotle type powder gave me more flavour , both of pepper and of smoke. I dried some Fresno peppers ( flaming flare) last year and ground them for straight hot paprika ,I liked the colour , but found it a bit light on heat and flavour , hence my query for other peppers.
Great suggestions so far .
Tim