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The cherry tree is named after a town in Turkey. The word ‘cherry’ refers both to the tree and the fruit that the tree bears. The cherry tree is famous for its delicious fruit and its beautiful blossoms. In Japan millions of people flock to parks and shrines every spring to watch the cherry trees in blossom.

There are three types of cherry tree: the red cherry, the black cherry and the wild cherry. Such names as chokecherry, mountain black cherry, escarpment cherry, rum cherry and wild black cherry are also common names in America for the black cherry. The Brazilian cherry is not really a cherry since it doesn’t belong to the prunus genus.

Of the three types of cherry it is the wild cherry and the red cherry that produces the sweet fruit that the tree is famous for. This fruit attracts not only people but also a wide assortment of animals.

It is, however, the black cherry, whose fruit is inferior that makes the best lumber. The black cherry has the hardest wood of all the cherry trees. Sadly, many black cherries are of limited commercial use because of insect infection. It is for this reason that it is hard to find cherry flooring. The cherry has a symbolic value and we should avoid logging it to near extinction. Instead it is much better to use reclaimed cherry for our flooring and other needs.

The most common source of reclaimed cherry flooring is from Nineteenth Century barns and from piles of forgotten lumber in haylofts from the same period. The other way to get cherry flooring is to find antique cherry flooring taken from a house set for demolition. The best way to find reclaimed cherry flooring today is to do a Google search for ‘directory of reclaimed hardwood flooring’ to find a reclaimed hardwood flooring supplier near you.

Cherry has pale white-pink sapwood and brown-red heartwood that is very distinctive. It has a subtle grain. The great thing about reclaimed cherry is that the heartwood color deepens with age. Thus, a reclaimed cherry floor looks much more beautiful than cherry flooring made from fresh cut cherry timber. The look of reclaimed cherry flooring cannot be simulated with stains and finish.

Reclaimed cherry flooring is strong and durable. It is hard enough to deal with high traffic situations and looks simply stunning. It is no surprise that the master craftsman Shaker like working in cherry wood. Reclaimed cherry flooring is a great choice for a variety of interior décor themes and is both environmentally friendly and anti allergenic.