White Oak (Ky., Ind.).
Box Oak (Md.).
Brash Oak (Md.).
Locality.
East of Rocky Mountains—Massachusetts to northern Florida, westward intermittently to Nebraska and Gulf States.
Features of Tree.
Fifty to seventy feet in height, two to three feet in diameter. Low shrub in Florida. Blunt lobes or projections to leaves. Leaves clustered at ends of branches. Fine tree with rounded top.
Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood.
Heartwood light or dark brown with lighter sapwood. Close-grained, annual rings well marked. Numerous and conspicuous medullary rays.
Structural Qualities of Wood.