Southern red oak
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Description
A medium sized oak tree, Quercus falcata, native to the Atlantic states of the U.S. The southern red oak produces a light red wood with a coarse grain. The strong wood is used for lumber, furniture and flooring. The bark is a source of tannin.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Quercus falcata; red oak; turkey oak; spotted oak; Spanish water oak; Spanish oak; red hill oak
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Medium tree growing to 30m with rounded crown.
- Bark = thick, dark with depp narrow furrows, inner bark is slightly yellow.
- Leaf = obvoate with bristle-tipped lobes often resembling a turkey foot.
- Fruit = small, rounded acorns with thin flat cap, maturation takes two years
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
- Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 8, 2005)
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_red_oak (Accessed Oct. 8, 2005)