American Black Cherry Tree Wood

Characteristics of cherry wood.

American black cherry tree wood.

He likes cherry too. Other names used to refer to this species are black cherry rum cherry and mountain black cherry. This was the first log that i milled for martin. Black cherry is characterized by late maturing fruit and is distinct from the other cherries because it has dark bark with irregular scales that peel off easily and a light to dark reddish brown heartwood.

For about its first decade the bark of a black cherry tree is thin smooth and banded resembling a birch. The heartwood of cherry varies from rich red to reddish brown and will darken with age and on exposure to light. Leaf of a black cherry tree. Overall cherry is noted for having a warm rich appearance.

The relative proximity of these cherry forests translates to a smaller carbon footprint due to shorter transportation routes from forest to mill to craftsman. The flowers give rise to reddish black berries fed on by birds 5 10 mm 1 4 3 8 in in diameter. Black cherry sapwood in not rot resistant at all most cherry is sawn for grade and nearly all boards contain sapwood often both faces. The leaves are long and shiny resembling a sourwood s.

This species of cherry tree typically has a trunk diameter of four to five feet and it grows to heights of up to 100 feet. Other cherry trees most often function as decorative trees or fruit bearers. Black cherry stands alone for its commercial value as a lumber wood. This cherry log came from the area around the tornado last year in st.

The tree is a hardwood and the lineal taxonomy is magnoliopsida rosales rosaceae prunus serotina ehrh. The american black cherry tree grows abundantly in much of the eastern us with the most prized cherry wood coming from the allegheny plateau. A young martin goebel from 2003. This is the widest solid slab of cherry that i have seen about 32.

The biggest american black cherry log that i found from last year s tornado. In contrast the sapwood is creamy white.