There is the paradox...and another of the many mysteries...of our craft and woodworking in general...

It is also why I do love it so...

At best (most often) we can only run with generalities, yet there are exception to most "rules of thumb"...and..."some cherry"...from some regions...are not only resistant they are dang near rot proof for some reason, or at least a lot more than many of their kind...It could be the age...It could be the silica content...the soils...or something else or all??

Take the "Loyalsock Trail Region" of Pennsylvania...It has some the finest cherry stand in the country if not world...There are section there where its like walking through a forest of giant Tulip Poplar (which is there and mixed in) but Black Cherry is the dominate species and it is mainly "tall and huge!"...some are "poker straight" with no limbe for 60' and over 2' diameter for most of it...Just magnificent specimen...They are also very rot resistant? While others from other regions will go bad faster than white pine...??