Cherry
Botanical Name :
Prunas Serotina |
Common Names :
wild cherry, wild black cherry, rum cherry, Cabinet cherry, capulin, and New England mahogany |
Where it Grows
Throughout Midwestern and Eastern U.S. Main commercial areas:
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and New York. Average tree height
is 60 to 80 feet. Cherry trees can live to the extreme ages of 150 to
200 years.
Main Uses
Fine furniture and cabinet making, mouldings and millwork, kitchen
cabinets, paneling, flooring, doors, boat interiors, musical
instruments, turnings and carvings.
General Description
The heartwood of cherry varies from rich red to reddish brown and will
darken with age and on exposure to light. In contrast, the sapwood is
creamy white. The wood has a fine uniform, straight grain, satiny,
smooth texture, and may naturally contain brown pith flecks and small
gum pockets.
Working Properties
Cherry is easy to machine, nails and glues well and when sanded and
stained, it produces an excellent smooth finish. It dries fairly
quickly with moderately high shrinkage, but is dimensionally stable
after kiln-drying.
Physical Properties
The wood is of medium density with good bending properties, it has low
stiffness and medium strength and shock resistance.
Availability
Readily available.
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