{"id":817,"date":"2009-01-15T21:36:27","date_gmt":"2009-01-16T03:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/?p=817"},"modified":"2017-08-18T16:07:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T21:07:22","slug":"english-oak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/english-oak\/","title":{"rendered":"English Oak"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><figure id=\"attachment_4219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4219\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-s.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4219\" title=\"English Oak (Quercus robur)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-s-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"English Oak (Quercus robur)\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-s-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-s-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-s-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-s.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">English Oak (Quercus robur)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#pics\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-424\" title=\"View More Images Below\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/down-arrow.png\" alt=\"View More Images Below\" width=\"196\" height=\"61\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"The Common Name lists the name(s) that most laypeople use when talking about the wood. It can sometimes be vague, because there are some instances where two different species of wood are called by the same common name. This field may also include trade names that are used by wood dealers to help sell the wood by making it sound more attractive.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/common-name\/\"><strong>Common Name(s):<\/strong><\/a> English Oak, European Oak<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"In contrast to a wood\u2019s common name, using the scientific or botanical name is a much more precise way of referencing wood: the only downside is that it\u2019s Latin, and doesn\u2019t make much sense to most English-speaking people. The name is listed in two parts: [\/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=\" 1_1=\"\" background_position=\"left top\" background_color=\"\" border_size=\"\" border_color=\"\" border_style=\"solid\" spacing=\"yes\" background_image=\"\" background_repeat=\"no-repeat\" padding=\"\" margin_top=\"0px\" margin_bottom=\"0px\" class=\"\" id=\"\" animation_type=\"\" animation_speed=\"0.3\" animation_direction=\"left\" hide_on_mobile=\"no\" center_content=\"no\" min_height=\"none\" genus=\"\" species=\"\" when=\"\" two=\"\" or=\"\" more=\"\" are=\"\" included=\"\" in=\"\" a=\"\" under=\"\" single=\"\" common=\"\" name=\"\" only=\"\" the=\"\" will=\"\" be=\"\" listed=\"\" with=\"\" spp=\"\" afterward=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/scientific-name\/\">Scientific Name:<\/a> <\/strong>Quercus robur<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The distribution indicates the location(s) where the tree is commonly found; that is, where it naturally grows. Additional source data will be included on a wood species if it is commonly grown on a plantation or is harvested from some other non-native area.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/distribution\/\"><strong>Distribution:<\/strong><\/a> Most of Europe, to Asia Minor, and North Africa<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Beyond just giving a good visualization of how large the tree of a given wood species grows, (in height and diameter), these measurements can also help to give an idea of what size boards\/lumber is available.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/tree-size\/\"><strong>Tree Size:<\/strong><\/a> 80-115 ft (24-35 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"This is a measure of a wood\u2019s weight in relation to a preset volume. Usually it\u2019s pounds per cubic foot (lbs\/ft3), or in metric units: kilograms per cubic meter (kg\/m3). However, a wood\u2019s weight will also greatly depend on it\u2019s moisture content (MC); all readings are standardized to reflect the weight at a 12% moisture content.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/average-dried-weight\/\">Average Dried Weight:<\/a> <\/strong>42 lbs\/ft<sup>3<\/sup> (675 kg\/m<sup>3<\/sup>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Technically, specific gravity is a measure of the ratio of a wood\u2019s density as compared to water. (So if a wood is of the same density as water, the specific gravity would be 1.00.)  The first number is the basic specific gravity, based on the botanical standard of ovendry weight and green volume. The second number is meant for woodworkers, and is simply a snapshot of the wood\u2019s specific gravity at 12% MC, (that is, both 12% MC weight and volume).\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/specific-gravity\/\">Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC):<\/a><\/strong> .53, .67<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The actual number listed is the amount of pounds-force (lbf) or newtons (N) required to imbed a .444 inch (11.28 mm) diameter steel ball into the wood to half the ball\u2019s diameter. This number is given for wood that has been dried to a 12% moisture content, unless otherwise noted.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/janka-hardness\/\"><strong>Janka Hardness:<\/strong><\/a> 1,120 lb<sub>f<\/sub> (4,980 N)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Modulus of rupture, frequently abbreviated as MOR, (sometimes referred to as bending strength), is a measure of a specimen\u2019s strength before rupture. It can be used to determine a wood species\u2019 overall strength; unlike the modulus of elasticity, which measures the wood\u2019s deflection, but not its ultimate strength. (That is to say, some species of wood will bow under stress, but not easily break.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/modulus-of-rupture\/\"><strong>Modulus of Rupture:<\/strong><\/a> 14,100 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> (97.1 MPa)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"In the simplest terms, the modulus of elasticity (MOE) measures a wood\u2019s stiffness, and is a good overall indicator of its strength. Technically it\u2019s a measurement of the ratio of stress placed upon the wood compared to the strain (deformation) that the wood exhibits along its length.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/modulus-of-elasticity\/\">Elastic Modulus:<\/a> <\/strong>1,544,000 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> (10.60 GPa)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Sometimes known as compression strength parallel to the grain, this is a measurement of the wood\u2019s maximum crushing strength when weight is applied to the ends of the wood (compression is parallel to the grain). This number is a good indicator of the wood\u2019s strength in applications such as deck posts, chair legs, or other circumstances where the load being applied is parallel rather than perpendicular to the grain.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/crushing-strength\/\"><strong>Crushing Strength:<\/strong><\/a> 6,720 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> (46.3 MPa)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"This denotes how much the wood will shrink dimensionally when going from green to ovendry MC. This is a good overall indicator of the wood's stability when encountering changes in humidity.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/dimensional-shrinkage\/\"><strong>Shrinkage:<\/strong><\/a>Radial: 4.7%, Tangential: 8.4%, Volumetric: 13.0%, T\/R Ratio: 1.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-color-appearance\/\"><strong>Color\/Appearance:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Heartwood is a light to medium brown, commonly with an olive cast, though there can be a fair amount of variation in color. Nearly white to light brown sapwood is not always sharply demarcated from the heartwood. Quartersawn sections display prominent ray fleck patterns.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-grain-texture\/\">Grain\/Texture:<\/a><\/strong> Grain is straight, with a coarse, uneven texture.\u00a0May have irregular or interlocked grain depending on growing conditions of the tree.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/\"><strong>Endgrain:<\/strong><\/a> Ring-porous; 2-4 rows of large, exclusively solitary earlywood pores, numerous small to very small latewood pores in radial arrangement; tyloses abundant; growth rings distinct; rays large and visible without lens; apotracheal parenchyma diffuse-in-aggregates (short lines between rays).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-durability\/\">Rot Resistance:<\/a> <\/strong>English Oak has been rated as having very good resistance to decay, and is commonly used in boatbuilding applications.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-workability\/\"><strong>Workability:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Produces good results with hand and machine tools. Can react with iron (particularly when wet) and cause staining and discoloration. Responds well to steam-bending. Glues, stains, and finishes well.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-odor\/\">Odor:<\/a> <\/strong>Has a tell-tale smell that is common to most oaks. Most find it appealing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/\"><strong>Allergies\/Toxicity:<\/strong><\/a> Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, oak has been reported as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/#sensitizer\">sensitizer.<\/a> Usually most common reactions simply include eye and skin irritation, as well as asthma-like symptoms. See the articles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/\">Wood Allergies and Toxicity<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-dust-safety\/\">Wood Dust Safety<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-pricing-availability\/\"><strong>Pricing\/Availability:<\/strong><\/a> Widely grown and available in Europe, English Oak is not seen nearly as commonly in the United States, and would be considered an imported lumber. Moderately inexpensive if purchased in an area where it grows locally.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/restricted-and-endangered-wood-species\/\"><strong>Sustainability:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices, and is reported by the IUCN as being a species of least concern.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Common Uses:<\/strong><\/span> Cabinetry, furniture, interior trim, flooring, boatbuilding, barrels, and veneer.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Comments:<\/strong><\/span> English Oak falls into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/distinguishing-red-oak-from-white-oak\/\">white oak group,<\/a> and shares many of the same traits as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/white-oak\/\">White Oak (Quercus alba).<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the most famous English Oak trees, The Major Oak, is a massive tree located in\u00a0Sherwood Forest, in Nottinghamshire, England. The tree is estimated to be approximately 1,000 years old, and is purported to have been a common hideout for Robin Hood and his outlaws.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/related-species\/\"><strong>Related Species:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/black-oak\/\"><strong>Black Oak<\/strong> (Quercus velutina)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/bog-oak\/\"><strong>Bog Oak<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/brown-oak\/\">Brown Oak<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/bur-oak\/\"><strong>Bur Oak<\/strong> (Quercus macrocarpa)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/california-black-oak\/\"><strong>California Black Oak<\/strong> (Quercus kelloggii)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/cherrybark-oak\/\"><strong>Cherrybark Oak<\/strong> (Quercus pagoda)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/chestnut-oak\/\"><strong>Chestnut Oak<\/strong> (Quercus prinus)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/holm-oak\/\"><strong>Holm Oak<\/strong> (Quercus ilex)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/japanese-oak\/\"><strong>Japanese Oak<\/strong> (Quercus mongolica)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/laurel-oak\/\"><strong>Laurel Oak<\/strong> (Quercus laurifolia)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/live-oak\/\"><strong>Live Oak<\/strong> (Quercus virginiana)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/oregon-white-oak\/\"><strong>Oregon White Oak<\/strong> (Quercus garryana)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/overcup-oak\/\"><strong>Overcup Oak<\/strong> (Quercus lyrata)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/pin-oak\/\"><strong>Pin Oak<\/strong> (Quercus palustris)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/post-oak\/\"><strong>Post Oak<\/strong> (Quercus stellata)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/red-oak\/\">Red Oak<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/red-oak\/\"> (Quercus rubra)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/scarlet-oak\/\"><strong>Scarlet Oak<\/strong> (Quercus coccinea)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/sessile-oak\/\"><strong>Sessile Oak<\/strong> (Quercus petraea)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/shumard-oak\/\"><strong>Shumard Oak<\/strong> (Quercus shumardii)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/southern-red-oak\/\"><strong>Southern Red Oak<\/strong> (Quercus falcata)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/swamp-chestnut-oak\/\"><strong>Swamp Chestnut Oak<\/strong> (Quercus michauxii)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/swamp-white-oak\/\"><strong>Swamp White Oak<\/strong> (Quercus bicolor)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/turkey-oak\/\"><strong>Turkey Oak<\/strong> (Quercus cerris)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/water-oak\/\"><strong>Water Oak<\/strong> (Quercus nigra)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/white-oak\/\">White Oak<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/white-oak\/\"> (Quercus alba)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/willow-oak\/\"><strong>Willow Oak<\/strong> (Quercus phellos)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/related-articles\/\"><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/distinguishing-red-oak-from-white-oak\/\"><strong>Distinguishing Red and White Oak<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a name=\"pics\"><\/a>Scans\/Pictures: <\/strong>A special thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/about\/#steve\">Steve Earis<\/a> for providing the wood sample, veneer, and turned photo of this wood species.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_4219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4219\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-s.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4219\" title=\"English Oak (Quercus robur)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-s-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"English Oak (Quercus robur)\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-s-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-s-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-s-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-s.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">English Oak (sanded)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_4220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4220\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-sealed-s.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4220\" title=\"English Oak (sealed)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-sealed-s-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"English Oak (sealed)\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-sealed-s-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-sealed-s-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-sealed-s-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-sealed-s.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">English Oak (sealed)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_4221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4221\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-endgrain-s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4221\" title=\"English Oak (endgrain)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-endgrain-s-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"English Oak (endgrain)\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-endgrain-s-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-endgrain-s-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-endgrain-s-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-endgrain-s.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">English Oak (endgrain)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_5769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5769\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-endgrain-zoom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5769\" title=\"English Oak (endgrain 10x)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-endgrain-zoom-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"English Oak (endgrain 10x)\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-endgrain-zoom-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-endgrain-zoom-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-endgrain-zoom-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-endgrain-zoom.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">English Oak (endgrain 10x)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_4239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4239\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-burl-s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4239\" title=\"English Oak (burl veneer)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-burl-s-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"English Oak (burl veneer)\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-burl-s-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-burl-s-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-burl-s-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-burl-s.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">English Oak (burl veneer)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_4222\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4222\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-turned-s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4222\" title=\"English Oak (turned)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-turned-s-200x145.jpg\" alt=\"English Oak (turned)\" width=\"200\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-turned-s-200x145.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-turned-s-60x43.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-turned-s-400x290.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-oak-turned-s.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">English Oak (turned)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common Name(s): English Oak, European Oak Scientific Name: Quercus robur Distribution: Most of Europe, to Asia Minor, and North Africa Tree Size: 80-115 ft (24-35 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 42 lbs\/ft3 (675 kg\/m3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .53, .67 Janka Hardness: 1,120 lbf (4,980 N) Modulus of 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