white oak
Isaac Kremer/ September 4, 2023/ / 0 comments
A large oak tree with light brown, hard, coarse-grained, extremely strong wood; attractively figured when quarter sawn; found throughout the eastern half of the U.S.; used for lumber, millwork, and flooring; lumbering production peaked 1920s; Quercus alba. 2. Same as swamp white oak. Photo from Poplar Forest, Lynchburg, Virginia, 2023. (Bucher, 1996)