American Cherry
$7.00/bf
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Cherry is a very popular wood due to its many uses and beautiful color! This wood is a smooth-grained, reddish-brown temperate hardwood that comes from the American Black Cherry fruit tree and is commonly used to make furniture.
Wood Characteristics
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- Wood Type: temperate hardwood
- Wood Texture: very fine
- Grain Pattern: straight, smooth, closed grain pattern
- Janka Rating: 950
- Density: 0.58 specific gravity
- Color: when first cut it is very pale, but will oxidize over time to a rich reddish brown
Typical Uses:
Furniture, cabinets, interior millwork, small accessories, wood turning, cabinetry, musical instruments, joinery, intarsia, and more!
AVAILABLE AS:
Dimensional wood
Additional information
| ORIGIN | North America |
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| SCIENTIFIC NAME | Prunus serotina |
| OTHER NAMES | Black Cherry, Capulin, Cherry, Chisos Wild Cherry, Chokecherry, Edwards Plateau Cherry, Escarpment Cherry, Gila Chokecherry, Mountain Black Cherry, New England Mahogany, Plum, Rum Cherry, Southwestern Chokecherry, Whiskey Cherry, Wild Black Cherry |
| TREE FACTS | Diameter: 2-5 ft |