Well, I use a lot of cherry for my projects, and the grain appearance seems to match any cherry I've used, it's the color I'm uncertain about. The cherry I buy from a sawmill, which was cut then dried in an enclosed shed, has some red to it. If you can find some white sapwood anywhere on the pieces, then I go with cherry. Otherwise, I'm in the dark on this one, having only ever used cherry, maple, poplar, and pine.