White Oak

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General Information

Quercus alba

America and Europe

65-85 ft (20-25 m) tall,

3-4 ft (1-1.2 m) trunk diameter

Heavy structural use

Joinery - Exterior

Joinery - Interior

Furniture

Flooring

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Shrinkage:

755 (kg/m3)

0.60, 0.75

5,990 N

102.3 MPa

12.15 GPa

50.8 MPa

Radial: 5.6%

Tangential: 10.5%

Volumetric: 16.3%

T/R Ratio: 1.9