Hey, I'd love to see more woodsy-educational videos like this. I guess 60 seconds is the limit for #shorts? Otherwise Matt wouldn't have had to cut himself off in mid sen
As a woodturner, in the Pacific Northwest, I chuckled at this video. Up here, all I get are fruit cherry wood, or Japanese flowering cherry wood. More dramatic grain, with lots of contrast between sap wood and heart wood.
Matt, here's a request for a video I'm sure LOTS of us would appreciate IMMENSELY! A video of you showing examples of leaves, bark and grain details or whatever, for as many species as you work with even occasionally. Especially things like the differences between white oak, red oak, pin oak, etc, all compared side-by-side. You know I've been watching you for years now, and have a serious level of respect and appreciation of your skills! Be safe out there, brother! Namaste
Cherry wood also spalts so it can have beautiful black lines in it. I have also seen rayflecks like tiger maple. I love black cherry and great to work with.
Here in Michigan around my area we just call them wild cherries. Never used it for any lumber but it's a good firewood for our outdoor boiler and an amazing cooking/smoking wood.
I can't believe I am middle-aged and just found out there was such a difference in the Cherry trees. Thank you for enlightening me! I wonder which tree Washington cut down? 🤔
I heard it somewhere that the story of Washington cutting down a cherry tree is just that , a story. They explain why it was likely that they would make up such a story but I can't remember at the moment so I'm probably going to look it up now.
@@toomanymarys7355 - What?!?!? First of all, Wild Black Cherry is not the producer of the "black cherries" that you find in some pies. Second of all, MANY Cherry pies are filled with RED cherries, so.....🤷🏻♂️
I cut down a domestic cherry tree, the one with the fruit, in my garden and had it sawn into boards. It's really lovely wood, darkens with time to a rich reddish brown. The wood I got was a bit softer and easier to work than black cherry. But of course the trees tend to be smaller so I got maybe 80 board feet in 4/4 and a couple of 8/4 planks about 5 feet long. Enough for a couple of projects though.
This video is super helpful. It’s like most of what you’d read on Wikipedia, but not actually be sure if it’s about the type of tree you really care about or not. I agree with the other commenters, more of these for other wood types would be super helpful. I know it’s basic to advance woodworkers, but super helpful.
Good info! Especially for furniture and flat work uses. But for short board and lathe turning, we also use orchard cherry and orchard cherry burls. The greenish grain inclusions have wonderful character interest.
Doesn't taste like cherries but in my opinion it is one of the best woods too cook/smoke with. The wood on its own smells like cooking food when burning.
Was hoping you would say gives us 'these' when holding up the board too. Its nice when trees give us the boards S4S'd. Also, this is great. Please more. Thank you.
Out on this piece of property i deer hunt there is a wild cherry tree about 4 feet across at the base and about 40ft tall, it goes about 15ft before there is a limb on the trunk. The cool thing about it is it's absolutely covered with these massive burls, Some of these burls are as big as a hula hoop and several feet thick. The trunk of the tree appears to be hollow or at least part of it is because there is a giant hole where the tree forks at the top of the trunk and it is loaded with Honey Bees. I had my deer stand set up about 50 feet way from it and i couldn't figure out why there were so many bees flying around all the time till i noticed them all going into the top of the tree trunk. As many bees as were going into this tree I'd say they must have a massive hive inside there and i bet it contains some of the best honey you have ever tasted. Some day the tree will die of natural causes or from a disease and i will try to cut the burls out of it, i wouldn't dare even try messing with it with all the bees inside that would be a quick way to a slow painful death.
The fruit of the wild black cherry when ripe is almost black. The pit fills up almost all of the cherry and the little bit of pulp is quite sour and a little bitter. If you can harvest enough ripe berries (and it takes a LOT) you can make a really tastie wine.
There is also (what we call sweet cherry) which has ringed smooth bark, generally an ant magnet. I have a good load of both in my woods. Sorry dont know the latin names, just common Ohio wood nomenclature. The Sweet Cherry wood is otherwise similar, softer overall with less rot resistance.
Here's an interesting thing, since heartwood is comprised of dead cells, it lacks the defenses living cells have against pathogens, so instead it is filled with phenolic compounds which give it a fungal/bacterial resistance, and it's these compounds which give it the darker colour.
The fun thing about cherry wood is if it’s left exposed to light the light will darken the wood. So don’t do cherry flooring and then lay an area rug down. You’ll have a light area that is very discernible.
Huh , I have never seen those before. But being from the Colorado Mountains and now West Texas there are any in either places 99.99 % sure. We have Pecan trees here and some are over 100 ft tall. They have a nice light chocolate appearance and nice straight grain. We have Post oak ( a deciduous tree ) that have massive trunks and long, thick droopin limbs. I slabed a limb , carefully jig sawed the edges to be able to join three together for a cuved table with two blue creeks , so to speak , running along it. It was for my son's and wife's 10 anniversary. ,🏨🍾🍾🥂🥂🥳🥳🥳
Matt, I really enjoyed that explanation. You understand tree species more than anyone I know. I know you don't have unmilled the logs laying around you can do this with, but it would be awesome if you did a tree tutorial. Thanks for not quitting.
Dude! That is a lone wolf tree!!!! A lone wolf tree grew up in a farm field with full exposure. So very squat with wide area canopy and no ideal leader. Rather sprawling branches. As farming disappeared, many eastern fields reverted back to Forrest. These lone wolf trees are in the 200 year old age class. They are disappearing rapidly. Trees about 40 to 100 yrs old are single leader primary saw log trees with narrow canopies. Enjoy that cherry tree. I am jealous! That is a pile of nice cherry. Fantastic wood for furniture.
Another thing about wild black cherry tree leaves. When wilting and dropping in the fall are VERY poisonous to horses! Many other cherry tree leaves are also wilty poisonous. As they wilt they produce sianide.
I made a broken obsidian knife from piece of cherry fruit tree. Honors my Cherokee and Apache ancestors. Fought and died protecting their homes until the last few were forced onto the trail of tears.
Nice well done informative and very worth while congratulations!!! Finally an informative video that isn't full of personal drivel and BS so called facts!!!!
Honestly the wood from these wild black cherry is kinda boring unfortunately. I really only cut a tree down that's extremely dead and has AMAZING FIGURE! AHEM FIDDLEBACK COUGH COUGH! Love that stuff. So much of it in Washington
Appreciate the informative little rundown, Mr. Cremona. I have a sort of off the wall comment/question: Around here in Ohio, we have a problem with Lonicera Mackii (Amur Honeysuckle). The other day, I cut one down in a lady's back yard that was over a dozen years old. The wood appears to be hard and dense and big enough for smaller projects. (5 inches, this thing was a PAIN to cut down!) Would you ever consider doing a short series on how woodworkers can use invasive species to help do our part in curbing the population? Things like rose of Sharon, buckthorn, lilac honeysuckle and the like. Most of them are small, but I reckon a use could be found. (For example, I use Rose of Sharon as a cream colored inlay for dark woods and as crochet hooks.) I know you are busy, and it is a crazy idea, but I figured it couldn't hurt to ask.
I have a very old lilac in my backyard (MA). I pruned a larger limb ~2.5"-3" off it two years ago, smelled and looked amazing. Wasn't big enough for the things i typically make, so I gave it to a friend who carves spoons and got three beauties in return. I cut a lot of wood (arborist half the week) almost every thing I've saved from woody shrubs has dried alright. A lot of the slow growers are great for tool handles/mallets/plane bodies or other small tools.
Hey, I'd love to see more woodsy-educational videos like this.
I guess 60 seconds is the limit for #shorts? Otherwise Matt wouldn't have had to cut himself off in mid sen
I actually had to cut this one down to fit. The original is posted on my TikTok and is around 1:30.
@@mcremona I'm worried this type of thing might give me hope that there's actually something worth watching on tiktok.
Are the wild black cherries edible and/or tasty?
Had to click "Read More" to read "sen"...
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@@Kaizensan1775 🤪
One of my favorite woods to work with. Great educational video
As a woodturner, in the Pacific Northwest, I chuckled at this video. Up here, all I get are fruit cherry wood, or Japanese flowering cherry wood. More dramatic grain, with lots of contrast between sap wood and heart wood.
Matt, here's a request for a video I'm sure LOTS of us would appreciate IMMENSELY! A video of you showing examples of leaves, bark and grain details or whatever, for as many species as you work with even occasionally. Especially things like the differences between white oak, red oak, pin oak, etc, all compared side-by-side. You know I've been watching you for years now, and have a serious level of respect and appreciation of your skills! Be safe out there, brother! Namaste
Thank you for clarifying this. I actually did think that it was the tree that gives us cherries (the fruit) that also gave us the lumber. Thanks.
It does. Just not sweet cherries.
You can eat them they just aren't as good or s sweet as normal cherry.
The wood from a sweet cherry tree may not be good for woodworking in general, but is great for smoking meats.
Cherry wood also spalts so it can have beautiful black lines in it. I have also seen rayflecks like tiger maple. I love black cherry and great to work with.
Here in Michigan around my area we just call them wild cherries. Never used it for any lumber but it's a good firewood for our outdoor boiler and an amazing cooking/smoking wood.
I have a few wild cherry trees (NC Piermont), but I'll be dead and buried _long_ before they get anywhere near big enough to worth sawing.
Its a really good smoking wood for food
Omg, someone using CZcams shorts for something good. Thank you.
I can't believe I am middle-aged and just found out there was such a difference in the Cherry trees. Thank you for enlightening me! I wonder which tree Washington cut down? 🤔
I heard it somewhere that the story of Washington cutting down a cherry tree is just that , a story. They explain why it was likely that they would make up such a story but I can't remember at the moment so I'm probably going to look it up now.
He's not really accurate. Black cherries are the ones in pies. They're just not sweet cherries.
You mean the one he didn't?
@@toomanymarys7355 - What?!?!? First of all, Wild Black Cherry is not the producer of the "black cherries" that you find in some pies. Second of all, MANY Cherry pies are filled with RED cherries, so.....🤷🏻♂️
I cut down a domestic cherry tree, the one with the fruit, in my garden and had it sawn into boards. It's really lovely wood, darkens with time to a rich reddish brown. The wood I got was a bit softer and easier to work than black cherry. But of course the trees tend to be smaller so I got maybe 80 board feet in 4/4 and a couple of 8/4 planks about 5 feet long. Enough for a couple of projects though.
This is a really cool video Matt! I like the “educational” type short like this!
Thanks!
You look so genuinely kind, and handsome... not Instagram pretty, EASILY the most handsome man I've seen.
This video is super helpful. It’s like most of what you’d read on Wikipedia, but not actually be sure if it’s about the type of tree you really care about or not. I agree with the other commenters, more of these for other wood types would be super helpful.
I know it’s basic to advance woodworkers, but super helpful.
Good info! Especially for furniture and flat work uses. But for short board and lathe turning, we also use orchard cherry and orchard cherry burls. The greenish grain inclusions have wonderful character interest.
Good gawd! A CZcams short that’s actually informative. AMAZING!!
The real question is how much does the lumber taste like cherries.
It's one of the best-smelling woods, that's for sure.
If your diet calls for more roughage think oak 😀
Doesn't taste like cherries but in my opinion it is one of the best woods too cook/smoke with. The wood on its own smells like cooking food when burning.
Love the shorts! Keep it up. Just finishing up a big cherry project myself.
Here’s Matt! Putting his Shannon on!! And doing a great job with this lumber update!!
Take notes Shannon. Show more fruit in your podcasts!
More tree ID shorts!
Was hoping you would say gives us 'these' when holding up the board too. Its nice when trees give us the boards S4S'd. Also, this is great. Please more. Thank you.
Out on this piece of property i deer hunt there is a wild cherry tree about 4 feet across at the base and about 40ft tall, it goes about 15ft before there is a limb on the trunk. The cool thing about it is it's absolutely covered with these massive burls, Some of these burls are as big as a hula hoop and several feet thick. The trunk of the tree appears to be hollow or at least part of it is because there is a giant hole where the tree forks at the top of the trunk and it is loaded with Honey Bees. I had my deer stand set up about 50 feet way from it and i couldn't figure out why there were so many bees flying around all the time till i noticed them all going into the top of the tree trunk. As many bees as were going into this tree I'd say they must have a massive hive inside there and i bet it contains some of the best honey you have ever tasted. Some day the tree will die of natural causes or from a disease and i will try to cut the burls out of it, i wouldn't dare even try messing with it with all the bees inside that would be a quick way to a slow painful death.
The fruit of the wild black cherry when ripe is almost black. The pit fills up almost all of the cherry and the little bit of pulp is quite sour and a little bitter. If you can harvest enough ripe berries (and it takes a LOT) you can make a really tastie wine.
It's good to finally hear this. I've always wondered about that.
There is also (what we call sweet cherry) which has ringed smooth bark, generally an ant magnet. I have a good load of both in my woods. Sorry dont know the latin names, just common Ohio wood nomenclature. The Sweet Cherry wood is otherwise similar, softer overall with less rot resistance.
What a great, informative short. Thank you
I would love to have a cherry ukulele, the only one I have heard has a great tone !! - FLOYD
Cherry trees also make cherry wood. I know, I’ve made the boards before.
It was so good to learn about cherry trees and understand that the wood becomes dark!!! Hope to see more educational videoz!
Thank you; I always wondered about that.
Yes, me too.
All of my Questions answered in one video without even having to ask them. Thanks!
Here's an interesting thing, since heartwood is comprised of dead cells, it lacks the defenses living cells have against pathogens, so instead it is filled with phenolic compounds which give it a fungal/bacterial resistance, and it's these compounds which give it the darker colour.
The fun thing about cherry wood is if it’s left exposed to light the light will darken the wood. So don’t do cherry flooring and then lay an area rug down. You’ll have a light area that is very discernible.
Choke cherry is a common name. I have several in my yard and use the wood for small bowls and spoons. Great aroma when turning and carving.
Huh , I have never seen those before. But being from the Colorado Mountains and now West Texas there are any in either places 99.99 % sure. We have Pecan trees here and some are over 100 ft tall. They have a nice light chocolate appearance and nice straight grain. We have Post oak ( a deciduous tree ) that have massive trunks and long, thick droopin limbs. I slabed a limb , carefully jig sawed the edges to be able to join three together for a cuved table with two blue creeks , so to speak , running along it. It was for my son's and wife's 10 anniversary. ,🏨🍾🍾🥂🥂🥳🥳🥳
we need more short vids like this
now you need unicorn hair and you can do your own wand
We have them all over the Carolinas. Lots on my property. I use a lot of it in my smoker😊
Matt, I really enjoyed that explanation. You understand tree species more than anyone I know. I know you don't have unmilled the logs laying around you can do this with, but it would be awesome if you did a tree tutorial. Thanks for not quitting.
Good to know. Did not know that, I probably like many had no idea about the difference. Thanks for sharing. God Bless.
I was literally just wondering this as I was picking cherries with my mom in my yard
Dude! That is a lone wolf tree!!!! A lone wolf tree grew up in a farm field with full exposure. So very squat with wide area canopy and no ideal leader. Rather sprawling branches. As farming disappeared, many eastern fields reverted back to Forrest. These lone wolf trees are in the 200 year old age class. They are disappearing rapidly. Trees about 40 to 100 yrs old are single leader primary saw log trees with narrow canopies.
Enjoy that cherry tree. I am jealous! That is a pile of nice cherry. Fantastic wood for furniture.
Thanks ! That was informative, concise. 🤓
Good to know, thank you for sharing your knowledge
Another thing about wild black cherry tree leaves. When wilting and dropping in the fall are VERY poisonous to horses! Many other cherry tree leaves are also wilty poisonous. As they wilt they produce sianide.
My grandfather told of logging cherry trees 8' thick in West Virginia circa 1925.
It smells sooooo good too
Very cool info. I always wondered!
Glad to find out the differences.
I actually learned something on TikTok 👍
Cherry fruit wood is nice too.
Beautiful wood.
Will make beautiful furniture.
Thank you.
Thank you!
This is cool a black cherry fell during a thunderstorm we cut it up for firewood and some of it can be used for lumber.
Great short vid! More of these about tree species would be great.
Just like that this video answered my questions
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This is actually cherry cool
Cheery wood is always beautiful
Matt Is just Cherry Picking L0L
😆 lol 🍒🍒🍒🍒🪵🪵🏜
It's good to learn about different kinds of wood
Fireman 🔥🔥🔥
ironic popup as i sit here chewing up a dozen bing cherries
I made a broken obsidian knife from piece of cherry fruit tree.
Honors my Cherokee and Apache ancestors. Fought and died protecting their homes until the last few were forced onto the trail of tears.
I had no idea that they actually grew any “cherries” on them. Only ever took them down in the fall for firewood.
Aah your pfp I can feel that
Wild cherry makes excellent fire wood to heat your home,it smells wonderful when burning.
Boy I live black cherry!!
I subbed , im in construction I like creating more then my work allows, thanks 🙏
Oh my God my Grandfather was given a bunch of old stumps from a cherry orchard, he turned some into beautiful lamps. Lol.
How many years does it take to grow up into adult trees?? Is it hard to grow up in around your house?
Hey! Great video. I learned something new today :-)
Blew my mind brooooo
Damn yaw just finding that shit out!!!.
That's a big money tree right there
Nice well done informative and very worth while congratulations!!! Finally an informative video that isn't full of personal drivel and BS so called facts!!!!
Oh! Those are the things my siblings and I threw at each other.
I didn't know that. Thank you.
thank you for clarifying that. I've often wondered about that. 👍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Bet it smells good, too.
Thanks, I did not know this.
Randomly finding out what that tree in my front yard is. Not the bing cherry tree, the black cherry tree.
Honestly the wood from these wild black cherry is kinda boring unfortunately. I really only cut a tree down that's extremely dead and has AMAZING FIGURE! AHEM FIDDLEBACK COUGH COUGH! Love that stuff. So much of it in Washington
How is the strength compared to other hard woods, such as Oak, Ash, Walnut, etc.
Yes, but which type of cherry tree did George Washington cut down?
There’s a joke here somewhere
A fake one, because that story was made up.
@@slappy8941 not true he did cut it down my grandfather told me so and he never told a lie he was there
Is cherry wood sometimes called hackberry, if so I had two of them fall against my house this spring. Not quite as big as that but huge!
Appreciate the informative little rundown, Mr. Cremona. I have a sort of off the wall comment/question: Around here in Ohio, we have a problem with Lonicera Mackii (Amur Honeysuckle). The other day, I cut one down in a lady's back yard that was over a dozen years old. The wood appears to be hard and dense and big enough for smaller projects. (5 inches, this thing was a PAIN to cut down!) Would you ever consider doing a short series on how woodworkers can use invasive species to help do our part in curbing the population? Things like rose of Sharon, buckthorn, lilac honeysuckle and the like. Most of them are small, but I reckon a use could be found. (For example, I use Rose of Sharon as a cream colored inlay for dark woods and as crochet hooks.) I know you are busy, and it is a crazy idea, but I figured it couldn't hurt to ask.
I have a very old lilac in my backyard (MA). I pruned a larger limb ~2.5"-3" off it two years ago, smelled and looked amazing. Wasn't big enough for the things i typically make, so I gave it to a friend who carves spoons and got three beauties in return. I cut a lot of wood (arborist half the week) almost every thing I've saved from woody shrubs has dried alright. A lot of the slow growers are great for tool handles/mallets/plane bodies or other small tools.
Now I want to know what cherry tree gives us actual cherries! And what does it's wood look like?!🤔
Chopped two now in my backyard. They seem to be invasive. Anyway can is it the same wood use for smoking meat?
Great video.
I think real cherry tree wood can be turned into bowls or cutting boards.
Wdym? Every wood can be
Canadian cherry we call them in Europe. .but these trees are totally poisons so that's not a good idea to have that vapor in your room...
Hey we have thousands of those here in ms
What is the theme these trees don’t grow very straight I have about 50 trees to go up and every 5 to 6 feet it changes its growth direction
Is mulberry wood good for anything?
Cherry wood is also stupidly hard and durable
So the wood does come from cherry trees just the wild type that still makes cherries right 🤔🤔
PLEASE Make a video about the difference between box elder burl and how to find it with maple burl
I cannot tell a lie. I never cut down a cherry tree.
Fun fact: the leave on this smell like sulfur when crushed open!
Another fun fact: that smell is actually cyanide. Cherry trees produce cyanide, and can be toxic to livestock in certain situations of stress.
Very interesting
Black Cherry is lumber tree
That's what he said
So this is the tree Washington cut down.