Rosaceae - The Rose Family
Black Cherry, Cabinet Cherry, Cabinet Stock Cherry, Capulin, Cherry, Chisos Wild Cherry, Edwards Plateau Cherry, Escarpment Cherry, Gila Chokecherry, Mountain Black Cherry, New England Mahogany, Pennsylvania Cherry, Plum , Premium Pennsylvania Cherry, Rum Cherry, Sappy Cherry, Southwestern Chokecherry, Whiskey Cherry, Wild Black Cherry, Wild Cherry
Interior Use Only
Cabinets, Carving, Flooring, Furniture, Millwork, Mouldings, Musical Instruments, Turnings
The main distribution for Cherry is eastern Canada and northeastern United States. It can be found a far south as eastern Florida and as far west as Minnesota. The color of the heartwood is effected by the geography in which the tree grows. Cherry grown in Pennsylvania, especially in the Alleghany National Forest, is often the "reddest" and most sought after. The tree prefers to grow in areas with deep moist soil.
The sapwood is a pale yellow, sometimes with a greenish tint, it is often very narrow. The heartwood can range from yellowish red to a pinkish brown to a dark reddish-brown depending on the region the tree grows in. It can often contain small narrow gum or resin pockets. The grain is fine and even, but main contain some waviness.
While heartwood is preferred by most users, NHLA grading rules do not consider sapwood or gum/resin pockets defects.