Cherry is one of those woods that is prone to "pitch pockets". This is a
black discoloration that might be confused with spalting.

Barry


"Sherfey" wrote in message
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I took a trunk of cherry that was cut down from the local bank . Not
very
thick...about 8". When I turned my wife a small dish to put her rings in
when she does "raw meat" and etc., it had this awsome spalt to it. It had
just been cut down and I hadn't noticed any signs of distress before. (go
to bank weekly}. I think this was a healthy tree cut down for improvment
..
Any reason for so much spalting?