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[[File:41_SouthernRedOak.jpg|thumb|Southern Red Oak (''Quercus rubra'')]]
 
 
(''Quercus rubra'')]]
 
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Any of several [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=oak oak] trees, such as ''Quercus rubra, Quercus borealis,'' or ''Quercus falcata'', native to eastern North America. Red oak trees have a hard, coarse-grain wood that is widely used commercially for flooring, furniture, cabinets, paneling, and millwork.
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Any of several [[oak|oak]] trees, such as ''Quercus rubra, Quercus borealis,'' or ''Quercus falcata'', native to eastern North America. Red oak trees have a hard, coarse-grain wood that is widely used commercially for flooring, furniture, cabinets, paneling, and millwork.
 
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[[File:Redoak vessels 10x.jpg|thumb|Red Oak paper pulp stained with Graff "C" Stain]]
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[[File:Redoak 40x.jpg|thumb|Red Oak paper pulp stained with Graff "C" Stain]]
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
 
northern red oak (''Quercus rubra, Quercus borealis''); southern red oak (''Quercus falcata''); willow oak (''Quercus phellos''); scarlet oak (''Quercus coccinea''); pink oak; chêne pourpre (Fr.); carvalho vermelho (Port.); quercia rossa (It.)
 
northern red oak (''Quercus rubra, Quercus borealis''); southern red oak (''Quercus falcata''); willow oak (''Quercus phellos''); scarlet oak (''Quercus coccinea''); pink oak; chêne pourpre (Fr.); carvalho vermelho (Port.); quercia rossa (It.)
  
==Other Properties==
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
 
Paper fiber type: hardwood, ring porous. Using transmitted light microscopy, pulp is identified by two sizes of vessels with profuse pitting. The smaller late wood vessels of red oak will stain darker than the earlywood vessels, which can help distinguish pulp from [[white oak]]. Vasocentric trachieds are worm-like and heavily pitted. Perforations are simple. Tyloses are not present. Appearance with [[Graff "C" stain]]: dark blue, but varies with bleaching. Average dimensions of fibers: length 1.47mm, 14-22μm wide. Common pulping method: [[kraft process|kraft]].
 
Paper fiber type: hardwood, ring porous. Using transmitted light microscopy, pulp is identified by two sizes of vessels with profuse pitting. The smaller late wood vessels of red oak will stain darker than the earlywood vessels, which can help distinguish pulp from [[white oak]]. Vasocentric trachieds are worm-like and heavily pitted. Perforations are simple. Tyloses are not present. Appearance with [[Graff "C" stain]]: dark blue, but varies with bleaching. Average dimensions of fibers: length 1.47mm, 14-22μm wide. Common pulping method: [[kraft process|kraft]].
  
== Additional Images ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
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File:Redoak vessels 10x.jpg|Red Oak paper pulp stained with Graff "C" Stain
 
File:Redoak 40x.jpg|Red Oak paper pulp stained with Graff "C" Stain
 
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== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 555
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 555
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  
* Website address 1  Comment: Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 8, 2005)
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* Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 8, 2005)
  
 
* Marja-Sisko Ilvessalo-Pfäffli. ''Fiber Atlas: Identification of Papermaking Fibers'' (Springer Series in Wood Science). Springer, 1995.  
 
* Marja-Sisko Ilvessalo-Pfäffli. ''Fiber Atlas: Identification of Papermaking Fibers'' (Springer Series in Wood Science). Springer, 1995.  

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Southern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)

Description

Any of several Oak trees, such as Quercus rubra, Quercus borealis, or Quercus falcata, native to eastern North America. Red oak trees have a hard, coarse-grain wood that is widely used commercially for flooring, furniture, cabinets, paneling, and millwork.

Red Oak paper pulp stained with Graff "C" Stain
Red Oak paper pulp stained with Graff "C" Stain

Synonyms and Related Terms

northern red oak (Quercus rubra, Quercus borealis); southern red oak (Quercus falcata); willow oak (Quercus phellos); scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea); pink oak; chêne pourpre (Fr.); carvalho vermelho (Port.); quercia rossa (It.)

Physical and Chemical Properties

Paper fiber type: hardwood, ring porous. Using transmitted light microscopy, pulp is identified by two sizes of vessels with profuse pitting. The smaller late wood vessels of red oak will stain darker than the earlywood vessels, which can help distinguish pulp from White oak. Vasocentric trachieds are worm-like and heavily pitted. Perforations are simple. Tyloses are not present. Appearance with Graff "C" stain: dark blue, but varies with bleaching. Average dimensions of fibers: length 1.47mm, 14-22μm wide. Common pulping method: kraft.

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 555
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  • Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 8, 2005)
  • Marja-Sisko Ilvessalo-Pfäffli. Fiber Atlas: Identification of Papermaking Fibers (Springer Series in Wood Science). Springer, 1995.
  • Walter Rantanen. "Fiber ID Course." Integrated Paper Services. June 2013. Lecture.

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