Wild cherry tree wood. As the tree matures the bark turns to a distinctive scaly texture which is usually the easiest way to identify a mature cherry tree. The sticky resin was thought to promote a good complexion and eyesight and help to cure coughs. The wood fiber has a reddish hue on the inside and also has a pleasant fragrance. Wild cherry has many cultivars and is a popular ornamental tree in gardens.
Splitting and drying cherry firewood. Its native to the united states and is a common sight in fields and forests in usda plant hardiness zones 3 through 9. Wild cherry is a common tree in open fields according to the ohio department of natural website and a species that grows rapidly. Prunus avium commonly called wild cherry sweet cherry or gean is a species of cherry a flowering plant in the rose family rosaceaeit is native to europe anatolia maghreb and western asia from the british isles south to morocco and tunisia north to the trondheimsfjord region in norway and east to the caucasus and northern iran with a small isolated population in the western himalaya.
Its not just its dark cherries that give this tree its name. Valued for its fine wood wild cherry also provides nourishment for wildlife in the form of the fruit it produces. It also has a black gray bark. Traditionally cherries were planted for their fruit and also their wood which was used for making cask hoops and vine poles.
A friend of mine has a cherry tree that fell over in superstorm sandy and was wondering if its worth anything beyond firewood. Uses of wild cherry. You can look at a wild cherry and identify it as such by knowing what specifics for which to search.