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| − | [[File:Qbicolorbark.jpg|thumb|Swamp white oak | + | [[File:Qbicolorbark.jpg|thumb|Swamp white oak ''Quercus bicolor'']] |
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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A light color oak, ''Quercus bicolor'', native to eastern North America. The swamp oak produces a strong, hard, heavy wood used in shipbuilding and furniture. | A light color oak, ''Quercus bicolor'', native to eastern North America. The swamp oak produces a strong, hard, heavy wood used in shipbuilding and furniture. | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | Quercus bicolor; white oak | + | ''Quercus bicolor''; white oak |
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| − | + | == Physical and Chemical Properties == | |
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| + | * Medium tree growing to 25 m | ||
| + | * Bark=gray and scaly with irregular ridges and fissures | ||
| + | * Leaves= obovate (6-15cm) with irregular blunt teeth | ||
| + | * Fruit=acorn (3 cm) with large bowl-shaped cap | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | ||
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | ||
| − | * | + | * Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 8, 2005) |
| − | * Wikipedia | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_white_oak (Accessed Oct. 8, 2005) |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:51, 7 June 2022
Description
A light color oak, Quercus bicolor, native to eastern North America. The swamp oak produces a strong, hard, heavy wood used in shipbuilding and furniture.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Quercus bicolor; white oak
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Medium tree growing to 25 m
- Bark=gray and scaly with irregular ridges and fissures
- Leaves= obovate (6-15cm) with irregular blunt teeth
- Fruit=acorn (3 cm) with large bowl-shaped cap
Resources and Citations
- 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
- Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 8, 2005)
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_white_oak (Accessed Oct. 8, 2005)