WHITE OAK
The common Oak (Quercus robur) and the sessile Oak (Quercus petraea) are among the white Oaks native in Europe. Theres also a variety of white oaks in North America and East Asia.
Description
| Botanical name: | Quercus spp. |
| Overall character: | The porous rings and large wood rays give this wood a significant structure. The light and medium brown colored versions of this wood are mostly part of the white oaks, while the pinkish brown toned woods belong to the red oaks. |
| Color and structure: | White oak and red oak can be distinguished relatively well due to the porosity of summerwood as well as chemically. |
| Characteristics/features: | White Oak heartwood has a good resistance to wood-destroying fungi, whereas unprotected red oak is only moderately durable in outdoor use. |
| Areas of use: | Due to their similar strength properties, white Oak and red Oak can be used in the same ways in (interior) construction and in equipping (living room, office and kitchen furniture, wall and ceiling coverings, solid wood and prefabricated parquet, wood pavement, stairs). |
| Sources: | https://www.holzvomfach.de |