Cherry, North American

(Prunus serotina)

North America

The growth range of the species is reported to be 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, N. Carolina, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Illinois, Georgia, N. Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, S. Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, and W. Virginia.

Cherry is also referred to as Black cherry, Capulin, Cherry, Chisos wild cherry, Choke cherry, Edwards Plateau cherry, Escarpment cherry, Gila chokecherry, Mountain black cherry, New England mahogany, Plum, Rum cherry, Southwestern chokecherry, Whiskey cherry, Wild black cherry.

The heartwood varies in color from reddish brown to deep red, or light reddish brown, usually with brown flecks and some gum pockets while the narrow sapwood is whitish to reddish brown in color. The wood has also been described as creamy pink. The grain is reported to be fine, but material with dark wavy streaks, which are described as striking in appearance, are frequently found.