
Botanical Name: Quercus Alba
Common Names: White Oak
Height & Weight: A large tree that may reach a height of 90 ft and a diameter of
5 ft; more commonly with a height to 65ft and diameters up to 30 in. Stems are
straight and cylindrical / Basic specific gravity (oven-dry weight/green volume)
varies with species from 0.57 to 0.82; air-dry density 44 to 62 pcf.
Origin: Europe: Croatia – Slovenia – France – Russia
Oxidation: Low
Janka Hardness Test Score: 1360
Hardness & Durability: One of the hardest wood specie in the world. High
durability
Color & Grain: Heartwood yellowish brown to reddish brown; sapwood whitish
to light brown. Grain is generally straight; texture coarse; luster usually low;
without distinctive odor or taste when seasoned. Because of the broad rays, the
wood is highly figured as in the temperate oaks but pores in radial or diagonal
rows rather than ring-porous.