Choke Cherry (Mo., Wis., Ia.).
Locality.
Eastern to Central United States.
Features of Tree.
Forty to eighty feet in height. Two to three or more feet in diameter. Bitter bark, pea-sized fruit.
Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood.
Heartwood reddish brown, sapwood yellow, fine straight grain, compact structure.
Structural Qualities of Wood.
Light, hard, strong, easily worked.
Representative Uses of Wood.