American Cherry

American Cherry has a straight grain and fine texture. The sapwood is pinkish while the heartwood is reddish-brown to deep red, with brown flecks and some gum pockets.

American Cherry has a cream colored sapwood which contrasts sharply with the reddish heartwood. In the heartwood the color can range from a pinkish red to darker red. American Cherry also has small dark brown gum veins that are part of the character of this species. Historic Floor supplies American Cherry in which the contrasting sapwood has been graded out yielding a reasonably uniform reddish wood.

American Cherry undergoes an extreme degree of color change with pronounced darkening from a pale pink color when fresh milled to a dark reddish color when fully aged. This process occurs within a few weeks in direct sunlight and by oxidation, out of sunlight, over a six to eight month period.

Wood is a natural flooring material that inherently contains distinctive differences in grain and color configurations. These subtle differences that occur in nature create the beauty, warmth and individuality of each Historic™ floor. The room scenes and photography on this site are intended as a visual guide, as your Historic™ floor may vary in actual color or grain pattern.