Well, I can absolutely vouch for this being cherry, because I saw the tree before it was cut down. It was quite a monster, trunk diameter 1' from the ground around 2'.
And I still have large chunks of it in storage. I agree that the coloration is extreme.
I have another bowl of the same material, showing pretty much the same colour pattern. And then I made another of my balance pieces. I'll post this separately, as I noticed I hadn't posted it before.