This is what a 4-year-old White Oak (Quercus alba) tree looks like! I planted this one in my backyard in the spring of 2021 from an acorn that I collected from a local, wild tree. This year was its best year for growth by far - it grew about 31 inches or 0.75 meters! It’s now about 5’ or 1.5 meters tall! Though I’m a big fan of all native oaks, white oak is my personal favorite tree species. In my area in southeast Pennsylvania, it is perhaps the single most valuable tree species for supporting

Starting the Rift Sawn White Oak Flooring #woodworking | Matt Cremona

House Renovation with Rift Sawn White Oak Flooring | Matt Cremona

Can you tell the difference between red oak rift and white oak rift? If you're unfamiliar with Rift Sawn Cut, it is sorted from a rift and quarter sawn cut. The rift sawn has vertical grain and no heavy fleck figure from the medullary rays like quarter sawn. Did you know that red oak is easier to make into rift sawn than white oak due to the shorter medullary rays? Red oak also comes at a fraction of the cost of white oak. To all architects and designers, stop telling homeowners they can't use r

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