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2. Quercus rubra - Wikipedia

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   Northern red oak is the most common species of oak in the northeastern US after the closely related pin oak (Q. palustris). The red oak group as a whole are more abundant today than they were when European settlement of North America began as forest clearing and exploitation for lumber much reduced the population of the formerly dominant white ...

3. Plywood - Wikipedia

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   Plywood is a composite material manufactured from thin layers, ... Usually faced with hardwood, including ash, oak, red oak, birch, maple, mahogany, shorea ...

4. Quercus shumardii - Wikipedia

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   Shumard oak lumber is grouped with other red oak lumber for use in flooring, furniture, interior trim, decorative molding, paneling, and cabinetry. According to one guide, the lumber of Shumard oak is considered "mechanically superior" to that of other red oaks. [6]

5. List of woods - Wikipedia

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   Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Post oak (Quercus stellata) Swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor) Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) Chestnut oak (Quercus prinus) Chinkapin oak (Quercus muhlenbergii) Canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis) Overcup oak (Quercus lyrata) English oak (Quercus robur) Red oak ...

6. Quercus phellos - Wikipedia

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   Economic uses are primarily as an ornamental tree and the wood for pulp and paper production, but also for lumber; it is often marketed as "red oak" wood. [citation needed]The willow oak is one of the most popular trees for horticultural planting, due to its rapid growth, hardiness, balance between axial and radial dominance, ability to withstand both sun and shade, light green leaf color and ...

7. Oak - Wikipedia

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   The wood of a red oak Quercus cerris (the Turkey oak) has better mechanical properties than those of the white oaks Q. petraea and Q. robur; the heartwood and sapwood have similar mechanical properties. [71] Of the North American red oaks, the northern red oak, Quercus rubra, is highly prized for lumber.