Hardwood
Cherry
- Hardness
- 950 Janka
- Grain
- Fine, closed, with a gentle flowing figure
- Color
- Pale pinkish blond that ages to rich amber-red
- Best for
- Dining tables, casework, rocking chairs
Cherry is the heirloom wood. A new cherry table photographs light and rosy; a decade later, it has ripened to the color of a well-worn leather chair. We love it for pieces meant to be lived with.