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Veneer Oak red
BackDetailed Description
The tree reaches an average height of 20 m and a diameter of about 90 cm. The shaft is well grown throughout, partly slightly woody and knotless up to about 13 m. The bark is thin, smooth and very rich in tannin, especially in younger trees.
Tradenames and other names
Bot. Name: Quercus spp.
Tradename De: Roteiche
Tradename En: Red Oak
Properties
Raw density: 430 - 960 Kg/m3
Occurrence
The tree grows in the northeastern and eastern part of the USA and in southeastern Canada.
Characteristic and wood color
Sapwood and heartwood are not sharply separated. The sapwood is narrow and slightly paler than the heartwood, which is brownish with a reddish tinge. It darkens only slightly. It is ring-porous just like the European oak and the annual rings are very clear. The structure is generally straight and dense, the texture is medium coarse and even.