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White Oak
(Quercus alba)
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COMMON NAMES: White oak, overcup oak, chestnut oak, swamp chestnut oak, northern white oak, southern white oak, Appalachian oak
SPECIFIC GRAVITY:
0.76
DENSITY:
47 lbs./cu.ft.
TANGENTIAL MOVEMENT:
10.50%
RADIAL MOVEMENT:
5.60%
VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE:
16.30%
DURABILITY:
Very good
SOURCE:
Eastern United States, Central states and Appalachians
DESCRIPTION:
Outstanding resistance to wear and abrasion. More pronounced and longer rays than red oak. Occasionally available with crotches, swirls and burls. Pores are angular and very numerous, filled with glistening substance called tyloses, which makes wood suitable for water-tight containers.
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