Black Walnut Species.

The Black Walnut Tree is a large deciduous tree, native to the Northeastern part of America, where it is usually found growing alongside rivers. The Walnut Tree can reach a maximum height of about 130 feet, with an average trunk size of 5 feet. In ancient European history, the walnut tree was used to symbolize fertility. Thanks to its great strength and durability, it has been used as a first choice species in the Hardwood industry for hundreds of years. The Black Walnut is such a valuable Hardwood species, that there are so-called ‘Walnut Rustlers’ who try to catch and steal these trees with their stealthy helicopters.

Botanical Name: Juglans nigra

Country of Origin: Northeastern areas of the United States, Southeastern region of Canada and in more southern States such as Georgia, Florida and Texas.

Species and Names: There are about 21 more Walnut Tree Species in the United States alone. Among these you can find: Brazilian Walnut, Mexican Walnut and California Walnut.

Look and Color: The Black Walnut is famous for its dark color tone Heartwood. The Black Walnut Heartwood has a very rich, deep dark brown color tone, with a somewhat chocolate brown resemblance, with a slight range of dark black and purple tones. The Black Walnut Sapwood is much lighter and at times may even look completely white. This color variation between the sapwood and the heartwood of the black walnut tree is one of the aspects which make it so beautiful, special and desirable. Some Hardwood manufacturers steam the Black Walnut wood in order to seep the heartwoods dark color into the lighter sapwood color tone.

Grain Texture: The Black Walnut grain is mostly straight and open. Some Walnut wood may have curly and wavy grain, which can result in a gorgeous, attractive Walnut Hardwood Flooring color pattern.

Hardness and Strength: The Black Walnut Hardwood is a moderately dense hardwood, yet it is very strong, durable and shock-resistant. On the Janka Hardness Test score the Black Walnut species received a score of 1010, which is about 22% percent softer than the bench mark Red Oak Hardwood species. The Walnut Hardwood species has an average Dimensional Stability score of about 7.8 – which is 9% more stable than the Red Oak species.

Uses in the Wood Industry: The Black Walnut Wood is a quite expensive hardwood species, due to its beautiful dark color and its strong, durable construction. Walnut Hardwood has been used for centuries, in fact people were using Black Walnut tree to make gunstocks, furniture and more. Today, the black walnut wood species can be seen used for furniture, cabinets, coffins and of course as beautiful Walnut Hardwood flooring. The Black Walnut species takes up about 1.9% of the United States Commercial Hardwood Flooring Industry.

American Cherry Species

The Cherry Tree has a very good lifespan, with an average age of 150-200 years. The oldest cherry tree ever studied was 258 years in age. The cherry tree is also a very tall tree, with a height that can reach up to 80 feet and a trunk size of 2-3 feet in width. It’s a tree native to the North Eastern American region and can also be found in certain areas of Central America. The Cherry Tree is known for its stunning red color pattern and high-end market value.

Botanical Name: Prunus serotina.
Country of Origin: The Cherry Tree grows predominantly in the north eastern parts of America, from Québec to Ontario in Canada, all the way down to Florida in the United States. In Central America, places such as Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and the Mexican-Guatemalan mountains posses the American Cherry species.Species and Names: There is a large variety of Cherry Tree species and names. Some other names used to describe the Cherry Tree are the American Cherry Tree, the Black Cherry Tree and the Rum Cherry Tree.

Look and Color: The Cherry Tree is known for the pink tone within its red color pattern. The heartwood of the Cherry Tree varies from a deep, rich red color to light reddish brown tone. The American cherry sapwood has a lighter tint, a somewhat pale brown color with a hint of pink. Some manufacturers steam the cherry hardwood in order to bleed the darker red color into the light sapwood. This results in a gorgeous uniform color that is pleasing to the eye. The Cherry Tree Hardwood look gets darker and richer as time goes by.

Grain Texture: Cherry Hardwood has a very clear satiny, glowing texture. American Cherry has a very fine, wavy, uniform grain. American Cherry has a very versatile pattern variation between its Hardwood planks.

Hardness and Strength: The American Cherry is a beautiful species of tree although it has been known to be extremely soft as a Hardwood. The American Cherry gets only 950 points on the Janka Hardness Test, which is 26% percent softer than the Red Oak standard. However, on the Dimensional Stability Test the American Cherry species reached an above average score of 7.1 points, 17% percent more stable than the Red Oak species.

Uses in the Wood Industry: The American Cherry Tree is an extremely valuable lumber. American Cherry is the most used lumber species for cabinets and furniture in the United States Hardwood Flooring Industry. It is possible to find Cherry wood doors, furniture, moldings, instruments and much, much more. The American Cherry Flooring Industry occupies about 3.9% percent of the entire U.S. Hardwood industry.