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CHERRY. 

 (Prunus serotina). 



In the lumber cut of cherry, Pennsylvania is second only to West Virginia.. 

 Notwithstanding the fact that the production of cherry in Pennsylvania is 

 nearly 5,000,000 feet more than the consumption, one-third of the require- 

 ments of the manufacturers was supplied by the forests of other states. 

 Black cherry is the only cherry species used commercially. Its technical 

 quality is high in that it combines strength and hardness, a fine straight 

 grain, compact structure, and stability. It also takes a fine polish and excels 

 most other hardwoods in its capacity to hold its shape. It is this quality 

 which commends it for electrotype backing. In Pennsylvania this is its chief 

 use. The car manufacturers give it preference over any other domestic wood 

 for the best grade interior finish of passenger coaches. It is a favorite with 

 the fixture and furniture manufacturers. The qualities, in addition to those 

 mentioned above, are durability, stiffness, density, and ease in splitting. It 

 is somewhat brittle, with a fine, straight grain. 



Table 35. Consumption of Black Cherry, year ending June, 1912. 



BLACK WALNUT. 



(Juglans nigra). 



The cut of black walnut in Pennsylvania is equal to three times the total 

 consumed by the factories and five times the quantity of the home grown wood 

 that they report. Black walnut is the most expensive hardwood native to 

 Pennsylvania and was demanded by 17 industries. It is very durable, easy 

 to work, hard, porous, strong, stiff, heavy, stable in place, non-elastic, and 

 with an intermediate straight grain. The makers of caskets and coffins used 



