EPISODE 589 BLACK CHERRY LOGS TRANSFORMED
alan skeoch
March 2022
Once upon a time we had a beautiful black cherry tree living beside our house. Mature. Reaching
for the patch of blue sky above our spruce grove. Then we cut it down. The reason we did this
is not clear because that happened years ago.
Waste not want not. We had the logs cut into lengths for the saw mill and what resulted is in
the final picture below. In short, the cherry tree is still with us…used every day. In this case
loaded with special entertainment foods as Marjorie has everything set for a game of bridge
with her friends.
The Black Cherry tree is gone. Sort of. Not really gone. Let’s say transformed. Look out the window. That is where the tree once stood. Now it still
stands nearby loaded with food.
alan skeoch
March 27, 2022
Black cherry trees make wonderful furniture as the planks age to a deep reddish colour…warm, inviting, But do not eat the wood or
chew the sawdust. Poisonous. The wild cherries, however, are sort of edible. Birds love them. As for the logs, it is a shame that so
many wild cherry trees are cut into firewood. That should never happen. The new saw mills, using heavy duty band saw blades can
convert logs into lumber cheaply.