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Quercus falcata Michx.

Southern red oak; spanish oak; bottomland red oak; three-lobed red oak

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Sichelblättrige Eiche
English Southern red oak; spanish oak; bottomland red oak; three-lobed red oak
Français Chêne rouge falciforme
Italiano Sichelblättrige Eiche
Suomi Sichelblättrige Eiche
Norsk Sichelblättrige Eiche
Čeština Sichelblättrige Eiche
Español Roble de dedo
Svenska Sichelblättrige Eiche
Polski Sichelblättrige Eiche
Український Sichelblättrige Eiche
Român Sichelblättrige Eiche
Русский Sichelblättrige Eiche
Български Sichelblättrige Eiche
EESTI Sichelblättrige Eiche
日本語 Sichelblättrige Eiche
Other names

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Hough

Origin

Geographic Regions North America
States and Territories Illinois; Missouri; Oklahoma; Indiana; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; West Virginia; Texas; Alabama; Arkansas; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Mississippi; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia; District of Columbia

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fagales
Family Fagaceae
Genus Quercus
Species falcata
Author citation Michx.
Scientific name Quercus falcata Michx.

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

Southern red oak;  spanish oak;  bottomland red oak;  three-lobed red oak

Hough

Southern red oak;  spanish oak;  bottomland red oak;  three-lobed red oak

QCXR , aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere

Bark

Southern red oak;  spanish oak;  bottomland red oak;  three-lobed red oak

QCXR , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Southern red oak;  spanish oak;  bottomland red oak;  three-lobed red oak

QCXR , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Southern red oak;  spanish oak;  bottomland red oak;  three-lobed red oak

QCXR , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Southern red oak;  spanish oak;  bottomland red oak;  three-lobed red oak

QCXR , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Southern red oak;  spanish oak;  bottomland red oak;  three-lobed red oak

QCXR , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Nuts

Southern red oak;  spanish oak;  bottomland red oak;  three-lobed red oak

QCXR , Nuts , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Southern red oak;  spanish oak;  bottomland red oak;  three-lobed red oak

QCXR , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Southern red oak;  spanish oak;  bottomland red oak;  three-lobed red oak

QCXR , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson