Quercus rubra L.
Northern red oak; American red oak
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Amerikanische Roteiche; Amerikanische Spitzeiche | |
| English | Northern red oak; American red oak | |
| Français | Chêne rouge d'Amérique; Chêne rouge | |
| Italiano | Quercia rossa | |
| Suomi | Amerikanische Roteiche; Amerikanische Spitzeiche | |
| Norsk | Amerikanische Roteiche; Amerikanische Spitzeiche | |
| Čeština | Amerikanische Roteiche; Amerikanische Spitzeiche | |
| Español | Roble rojo | |
| Svenska | Amerikanische Roteiche; Amerikanische Spitzeiche | |
| Polski | Amerikanische Roteiche; Amerikanische Spitzeiche | |
| Український | Amerikanische Roteiche; Amerikanische Spitzeiche | |
| Român | Amerikanische Roteiche; Amerikanische Spitzeiche | |
| Русский | Amerikanische Roteiche; Amerikanische Spitzeiche | |
| Български | Amerikanische Roteiche; Amerikanische Spitzeiche | |
| EESTI | Amerikanische Roteiche; Amerikanische Spitzeiche | |
| 日本語 | Amerikanische Roteiche; Amerikanische Spitzeiche | |
| Other names |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | North America | |||
| States and Territories | DEN [I]; SWE [I]; AUT [I]; BGM [I]; CZE [I]; GER [I]; HUN [I]; NET [I]; POL [I]; SWI [I]; FRA [I]; POR [I]; SAR [I]; SPA [I]; BUL [I]; Greece; ITA [I]; ROM [I]; KRY [I]; UKR [I]; NZN [I]; NZS [I]; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec; Illinois; Iowa; Kansas; Minnesota; Missouri; Nebraska; Oklahoma; Wisconsin; Connecticut; Indiana; Maine; Massachusetts; Michigan; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Vermont; West Virginia; Alabama; Arkansas; Delaware; Georgia; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Mississippi; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia; District of Columbia | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
| Swiss wood | Non-invasive and cultivated neophytes in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fagales | |||
| Family | Fagaceae | |||
| Genus | Quercus | |||
| Species | rubra | |||
| Author citation | L. | |||
| Scientific name | Quercus rubra L. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | ringporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/fagqu-re.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun bis rot/braun bis gelb | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 3to4 | |||
| Mushrooms laboratory | 3 | |||
| Common furniture beetle (Anobium) | n/a | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Remarks | Splintholz nicht beständig gegen Lyctus | |||
Impregnability
(according to EN 350)
| Impregnability of heartwood | 2-3 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 1 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | s | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 650.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 700.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 790.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Hough
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Bark
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Leaves
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Twigs
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Nuts
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Seed
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Flower
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Branch
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Fall Leaves
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Flowers
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