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Quercus robur L.

European Oak; Common oak; Penduculate oak; English oak

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Oak
Deutsch Stieleiche, Sommereiche
English European Oak; Common oak; Penduculate oak; English oak
Français Chêne pédonculé
Italiano La farnia
Suomi Stieleiche, Sommereiche
Norsk Stieleiche, Sommereiche
Čeština Stieleiche, Sommereiche
Español Stieleiche, Sommereiche
Svenska Stieleiche, Sommereiche
Polski Stieleiche, Sommereiche
Український Stieleiche, Sommereiche
Român Stieleiche, Sommereiche
Русский Stieleiche, Sommereiche
Български Stieleiche, Sommereiche
EESTI Stieleiche, Sommereiche
日本語 Stieleiche, Sommereiche
Other names

Origin

Geographic Regions Europe
States and Territories Denmark; Finland; Great Britain; Ireland; Norway; Sweden; Austria; Belgium; Czechoslovakia; Germany; Hungary; Netherlands; Poland; Switzerland; Corsica; France; Portugal; Sardinia; Spain; Albania; Bulgaria; Greece; Italy; Crete; Romania; Sicily; European Turkey; Yugoslavia; Belarus; Baltic States; Krym; Central European Russia; East European Russia; North European Russia; South European Russia; Northwest European Russia; Ukraine; Canary Islands; Cape Provinces; Lesotho; KwaZulu-Natal; Free State; Saint Helena; Réunion; Altay; North Caucasus; Transcaucasus; Iran; Turkey; New Zealand North; New Zealand South; British Columbia; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Colorado; New York; Kentucky
Swiss wood Native in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood)

Botany

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

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers ringporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/fagqu-wh.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 gelb bis hell

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 2to4
Mushrooms laboratory 1to2
Common furniture beetle (Anobium) D
Termites M
Remarks Splintholz nicht beständig gegen Lyctus und Trichoferus holosericeus Diese Art zeigt bei Prüfung im Erdkontakt eine grosse Spannweite der Dauerhaftigkeit gegen Pilze

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood 1
Width of the sapwood s

Physical properties

Density, air dry u =15%, lower limit 390.00 %
Density, air dry u =15%, upper limit 930.00 %

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 670.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 710.00 kg/m3

Mechanical properties

Compressive strength, mean value 52.00 N/mm2
Tensile strength, mean 110.00 N/mm2
Flexural strength, mean 96.00 N/mm2
Young's modulus, mean 13000.00 N/mm2

Areas of application

Cladding; Marine; Furniture; Flooring; Street & Garden; Doors & Windowframes; Construction; interior panelling

Appearances

Wood

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , altholz, aufbau, ast, riss , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , altholz, aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , ast, aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , ast, riss, aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , brauneiche, aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , brauneiche, rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , coco, coffee, rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , coco, cognac, rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , coco, nero, rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , coco, silver, rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , coco, taupe, rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , europ, astig, aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , europ, aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , gedaempft, aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , geraeuchert, gestreift, aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , geraeuchert, mondjahr, rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , geraeuchert, riegel, rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , geraeuchert, rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , geraeuchert, saegeroh, halbrift , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , geraeuchert, spiegel, rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , grau, ast , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , grau, aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , maser, geschaelt , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , mooreiche, aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , mooreiche, rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , saegeroh, rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

Quercus robur , ©Lignum

Bark

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Nuts

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , Nuts , ©Dennis Wilson

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , Nuts , ©Dennis Wilson

Seed

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson

Tree

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , Fastigiata, IMG, 6227 ,

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , Fastigiata, Info, IMG, 6225 ,

Flower

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , illustration , ©Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé 1885

Branch

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Fall Leaves

European Oak;  Common oak;  Penduculate oak;  English oak

QCXE , Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson