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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
 
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
  
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* 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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Southern red oak Quercus falcata

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

Southern red oak Quercus falcata

Other 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

Sources Checked for Data in Record

  • 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
  • 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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