Quercus alba
American white Oak
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Amerikanische Weisseiche | |
| English | American white Oak | |
| Français | Chêne blanc d'Amérique | |
| Italiano | Amerikanische Weisseiche | |
| Suomi | Amerikanische Weisseiche | |
| Norsk | Amerikanische Weisseiche | |
| Čeština | Amerikanische Weisseiche | |
| Español | Roble blanco | |
| Svenska | Amerikanische Weisseiche | |
| Polski | Amerikanische Weisseiche | |
| Український | Amerikanische Weisseiche | |
| Român | Amerikanische Weisseiche | |
| Русский | Amerikanische Weisseiche | |
| Български | Amerikanische Weisseiche | |
| EESTI | Amerikanische Weisseiche | |
| 日本語 | Amerikanische Weisseiche | |
| Other names |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | North America | |||
| States and Territories | Ontario; 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; Texas; Alabama; Arkansas; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Mississippi; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia; Leeward Islands | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fagales | |||
| Family | Fagaceae | |||
| Genus | Quercus | |||
| Species | alba | |||
| Author citation | L. | |||
| Scientific name | Quercus alba 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 2to3 | |||
| Common furniture beetle (Anobium) | D | |||
| Termites | M | |||
| Remarks | Splintholz nicht beständig gegen Lyctus | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 2 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | s | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 670.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 730.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 770.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Hough
QCXA , astig, aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
QCXA , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
QCXA , aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere
QCXA , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere
Quercus alba , ©Dennis Wilson
Quercus alba , ©MundoForestal-Costa Rica
Bark
QCXA , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Nuts
QCXA , Nuts , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
QCXA , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Fall Leaves
QCXA , Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson