| Source: Entire
eastern United States; especially in the Central States and down
throughout the Appalachian region. |
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available |
| Color: From
light brown with a greyish tinge in the heartwood to shades of ochre in
the sapwood. |
| Pattern: More
pronounced and longer rays than the red oak, and more frequently
rift-sawn for the comb-grain, pin-striped figure than red oak.
Occasionally crotches, swirls and burls. |
| Characteristics: Pores
are angular and very numerous and filled with a glistening substance
called tyloses, which makes this wood especially suitable for
water-tight containers (barrel starves) and where water-resistance is
required. Tannic acid in the wood protects it from fungi and insects.
Closer grained than red oak. |
| Uses: Nearly
all common uses of hardwoods, and especially popular where strength and
durability are required. Also for water-tight or water-resistant
purposes . |
| Availability: Readily
available as veneer (plain sliced, quarter sliced, rift cut and
half-round); readily available as lumber. |
