"jtpr" wrote in message
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I felled a black cherry tree in my yard and now I'm milling the wood
from it. I am finding all of this wood to be about the color of
Maple, maybe a wee bit darker. How come whenever you see any Cherry
furniture or cabinets it is a dark reddish brown in color? Is it
always stained?

-Jim

I often find it difficult to distinguish cherry from maple in a lumber yard
especially of the some of the maple has dark spots. Chery tends to be a tad
more tan than maple when new and darkens greatly with exposure to sunlight.