American Cherry

Wood Floor Species: Cherry (Black)     Prunus serotina

 


LEFT-Oil based RIGHT-Water Based

Appearance: Color: Heartwood is dark to reddish brown, lustrous; sapwood is light brown to pale with a light pinkish tone. Some manufacturers steam lumber to bleed the darker heartwood color into the sapwood, resulting in a more uniform color. 
Grain: Fine, frequently wavy, uniform texture. True quatersawn has distinctive flake pattern. Texture is satiny, with some gum pockets.
Availability: Limited
Properties: Hardness: 950 janka Table, 26% softer than Northern red oak Durability: Strong, moderately hard. Usually considered too soft for an entire floor-mostly used for accents and borders
Workability: Sawing: Good Nailing: Good Sanding: Satisfactorily Finishing: No known problems
Hardness Table

Species: American Cherry
Grade: Rustic
Sq. Ft. per Box: 20
Installed Example "Another Happy Customer"
2 1/4" x 3/4" x Random Length, Aluminum Oxide Finish, 25 yr. finish warranty. 4.99 per sq ft
3 1/4" x 3/4" x Random Length, Aluminum Oxide finish, 25 yr. finish warranty. 4.99 per sq ft
4 1/4 & 5 1/4" x 3/4" x Random Length, Aluminum Oxide finish, 25 yr. finish warranty. 5.49 per sq ft

Species:  American Cherry
Grade: #1 Atlantic
Sq. Ft. per Box: 20
Installed Example "Another Happy Customer"
2 1/4" x 3/4" x Random Length, Aluminum Oxide Finish, 25 yr. finish warranty. 5.49 per sq ft
3 1/4" x 3/4" x Random Length, Aluminum Oxide finish, 25 yr. finish warranty. 5.99 per sq ft
4 1/4 & 5 1/4" x 3/4" x Random Length, Aluminum Oxide finish, 25 yr. finish warranty. 5.99 per sq ft

Species:  American Cherry
Grade: Select
Sq. Ft. per Box: 20
Installed Example "Another Happy Customer"


2 1/4" x 3/4" x Random Length, Aluminum Oxide Finish, 25 yr. finish warranty. 6.99 per sq ft
3 1/4" x 3/4" x Random Length, Aluminum Oxide finish, 25 yr. finish warranty. 6.99 per sq ft
4 1/4 & 5 1/4" x 3/4" x Random Length, Aluminum Oxide finish, 25 yr. finish warranty. 6.99 per sq ft

 

       

 

 

 

       

 

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