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1st May 2009, 10:25 AM #1
Cherry Vs Black Cherry
can some one help me out here.
Are these two timbers, actually one in the same?
Google is giving me a hard time on this one.
American Cherry and American Black Cherry?
Pics anyone?
CheersSteven Thomas
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2nd May 2009, 06:12 PM #2
Any one out there?
I'll post a US fourm and report back with more info.Steven Thomas
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2nd May 2009, 07:04 PM #3
I've never heard of Black Cherry - Walnut and Black Walnut, but not Black Cherry. That's not to say the Septics have Black Cherry.
Back in the UK I had plenty of the local European (Sweet) Cherry and the wild Bird Cherry (Gean) and access to American Cherry (American Cherry is available here too), but those are all the varieties I'm aware of other than the ornamental Flowering Cherries.
I'm on the hunt for some European Cherry or Flowering Cherry if you know of any..
I know you believe you understand what you think I wrote, but I'm not sure you realize that what you just read is not what I meant.
Regards, Woodwould.
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2nd May 2009, 10:13 PM #4
AFAIK they're one and the same. Generally. the timber is referred to as "cherry" whilst I believe the trees are referred to as "Black Cherry" to differentiate from the fruit bearing trees to which they are related. The timber tree has a dark, cherry-like fruit, edible but apparently quite sour or was it bitter? At any rate, the fruit is not palatable.
Mick"If you need a machine today and don't buy it,
tomorrow you will have paid for it and not have it."
- Henry Ford 1938
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2nd May 2009, 11:43 PM #5
It may be a difference without distinction, as far as the timber itself is concerned. The fruit of many trees have variations ("cultivars"), such as Jonathan, Golden Delicious, etc., in Apples. Black Cherries are used in soft drinks, and also for munchies - quite palatable, BTW. Some Cherry trees bear fruit, some don't.
The US forum may be more informative, of course. But I'll pose the question to some mates at next Tuesday's WT club meeting; one of the members is an arborist.
Cheers,
JoeOf course truth is stranger than fiction.
Fiction has to make sense. - Mark Twain
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4th May 2009, 10:38 AM #6New Member
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well i'm not sure if there is a difference in the timber i know that the black cherry or whats better know as wild cherry or choke cherry has different graining then what i've bought from distributors
but that can be contributed to from different pieces coming from different regions. the local choke cherry/black cherry is lighter then the stuff i've received from online
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4th May 2009, 07:24 PM #7
Ok this is what i got.
Black Cherry is the common name of the tree...
Cherry is the Timber.
One in the same.Steven Thomas
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4th May 2009, 07:46 PM #8
G'Day Steven
Have a look here http://treegrowersdiary.com/blackcherry.html
Cheers
Bernie
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6th May 2009, 10:58 AM #9
thanks for the link Bernie. loads of pics!
Steven Thomas
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