    
Black cherry (Prunus serotina)
Family: Rosaceae
Common names: American black cherry, Black cherry, Cabinet cherry, Capollin, Capuli, Capulin, Capulin cherry, Cerezo, Cerezo de Los Andes, Cherry, Chisos wild cherry, Choke cherry, Chokecherry, Detze, Edwards Plateau cherry, Escarpment cherry, Ghoto, Gila chokecherry, Mountain black cherry, Muji, New England mahogany, Pa-kshmuk, Plum, Rum cherry, Southwestern chokecherry, Spate traubenkirsche, Tnunday, Whiskey cherry, Wild black cherry, Wild cherry, Xeugua
Distributed in: Canada, Switzerland, United States (North America, Western Europe)
Distribution overview: In North America, Black cherry is distributed in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Illinois, Georgia, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. It sometimes occurs in pure stands, and can thrive, with the exception of very wet or very dry soils, on many sites, including soil without much lime and good drainage. As many as five varieties of Black cherry are known.
Common uses: Bedroom suites, Boat building (general), Boat building, Bobbins, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Carvings, Caskets, Chairs, Chests, Coffins, Concealed parts (Furniture), Core Stock, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Drum sticks, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Handles: general, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Living-room suites, Mathematical instruments, Millwork, Moldings, Musical instruments , Musical instruments, Musical instruments: piano, Novelties, Office furniture, Paneling, Plywood, Scientific instruments, Sculpture, Skis, Specialty items, Toys, Turnery, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Woodenware
Product sources: States in the United States that lead in the production of cherries in commercial quantities are reported to include Michigan, Washington, Oregon, Utah, California, New York, Pennsylvania, and Idaho. The popularity of cherry in the furniture market has increased over the years because of its warmth, personality, and ease of use. The price of cherry is based on the absence of each of the three basic characteristics of the wood: gum or pockets and streaks, pin knots, and figures. The wood is usually graded by the amount of character it has, and cherry without any figure markings is rather difficult to find. Cherry lumber is slightly more expensive than oak.
Environment profile: Widespread, abundant, and globally secure
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellowand the sapwoodWhitish, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMediumand the lusterRich and satiny
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable
Odor: No specific smell or taste
LightInduced Color Change: Darker
Kiln Schedules: T8 - B4 (4/4) US
Kiln Drying Rate: Slow
Drying Defects: Splitting, Weighing down stacks reduces warping
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good The use of UV light inhibitors in coatings has been suggested to prevent the color change.
Blunting Effect: Moderate
Boring: Little variation of hole size
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw
Gluing: Moderate gluing properties
Mortising: There is a 100% average of excellent
Moulding: Very Good to Excellent
Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent
Nailing: Pre-Boring Recommended, Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Responds Readily
Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Steam bending: Unsuitable
Screwing: Screwing yields good results, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Good results
Painting: Good; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,45 |
0,51 |
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Density |
|
544 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
535 |
869 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
28 |
66 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
|
357 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
93 |
86 |
cm |
Shearing Strength |
|
109 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
97 |
114 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
7 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
3 |
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% |
Weight |
560 |
544 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
0,7 |
0,7 |
cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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cm-kg |
Static Bending |
248 |
682 |
kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 7612 | 12363 | psi | Crushing Strength | 402 | 946 | psi | Density | | 34 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 788 | lbs | Impact Strength | 37 | 34 | inches | Maximum Crushing Strength | 3586 | 7015 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1559 | psi | Static Bending | 3528 | 9702 | psi | Stiffness | 1383 | 1627 | 1000 psi | Work to Maximum Load | 10 | 10 | inch-lbs/in3 | Specific Gravity | 0.45 | 0.51 | | Weight | 35 | 34 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 3 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 7 | | % | Volumetric Shrinkage | 12 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Max. crushing strength = medium Hardness (side grain) = soft Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Bending strength (MOR) = low Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = small Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = medium Work to Maximum Load Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = medium Max. crushing strength = low Hardness (side grain) = very soft Bending strength (MOR) = high
American Black cherry has been described as a wood with many moods, and is usually considered to be in the same class as mahogany for usage in the United States
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