Botanical Name
Quercus rubra

Other Names
Northern red oak, Southern red oak

Origin
North and Central America

Sapwood Colour
Whitish to grayish or pale reddish brown

Heartwood Colour
Pinkish to light reddish brown or light brown

Grain
Straight and open grain, small flake pattern when quarter sawn (tiger rays or butterflies) but not as visible as white oak

Texture
From the northern region are less coarse than the faster growing southern red oak, rays are mostly shorter, narrower and darker than white oak rays

Common Uses
Furniture, flooring, architectural interiors, internal joinery, mouldings, doors, kitchen cabinets, veneer, construction, panelling, coffins, caskets