WOOD FLOORINGS - Black Cherry

Black Cherry Prunus serotina Availability: Limited. Sample is 3/4-by-2 1/4-inch square-edge solid strip. Top portion is finished with water-base urethane; bottom with oil-modified polyurethane. To Purchase Cherry Click Here

COLOR: Heartwood is light to dark reddish brown, lustrous; sapwood is light brown to pale with a light pinkish tone. Some flooring manufacturers steam lumber to bleed the darker heartwood color into the sapwood, resulting in a more uniform color.

GRAIN: Fine, frequently wavy, uniform texture. Distinctive flake pattern on true quartersawn surfaces. Texture is satiny, with some gum pockets.

VARIATIONS WITHIN SPECIES AND GRADES: Significant color variation between boards. General Grading Rules / Black Cherry Grading

SAWING/MACHINING: Good machining qualities.
SANDING: Sands satisfactorily.
NAILING: Good holding ability.
FINISHING: No known problems.

View selection & pricing