What Is White Oak Lumber?

White oak (scientific name: Quercus fabri Hance) is a crustacean, Quercus fabri Hance, deciduous tree or shrub-like, up to 20 meters high, bark gray-brown, winter buds ovate conical, many bud scales, leaves obovate, oval obovate, Leaf margins are wavy or coarsely blunt-toothed, and petiole is brownish yellow fluff. Inflorescence axis tomentose, cup-shelled, nut-shaped; bracteoles ovate-lanceolate, closely packed, nut ellipse or oval-ovate, fruit umbilicus protruding. It blooms in April and bears fruit in October.

Distributed in China

Sowing: Seeding and

Seedling management: same as general broadleaf saplings. Cultivate for 1-2 years, you can plant afforestation.

Afforestation method: White oak is a positive tree species with strong adaptability. It can be afforested in both mountainous and hilly areas, and can grow in infertile and dry soil. However, the soil layer is deeper and fertile, and the growth is better. Planting density can vary depending on the purpose of the operation. It is mainly used for timber, and it should be thinner. The row spacing is 1.5m × 1.5m-1.7m × 2m. It is mainly to harvest fruits or cut green manure to cultivate short forests. , Should be densely planted, the row spacing of 1 m × 1 m can be.

Tending management: Under normal tending management, white oak can not only grow quickly, but also grow into large trees. In addition to the natural conditions, the white oaks in the low hills of red soil are mainly short of management. The number of stubbles is too many and many generations are sprouting. To this end, timber and firewood should be divided into districts to realize their production potential. Management as a timber forest, middle-tillage weeding during young planting, thinning and tending in the mid-term, and pest control should all keep up. ^[5]

White oak edible

White oak tree

The nut of white oak is a kind of "acorn". As a traditional wild woody food resource, acorns have been increasingly studied in food, feed, medicine and other fields. Acorn starch is non-toxic and can meet the edible standard of starch. In Fujian Province of China, white oak has become one of the most important acorn resources in Fujian Province of China due to its high starch content, good texture and taste, and rich nutrition. Farmers in Jian'ou, Pingnan, Fujian and other places have a tradition of harvesting white oak. After harvesting the white oak fruits, the farmers spread and dry them to separate the fruits from the shells to remove insect eyes and moldy fruits. The selected fruits are soaked in a bucket for more than 10 days, and the water is changed every 1-2 days to remove the astringency of tannins and the like in the fruits. The soaked fruit is ground into a slurry, and the fruit and water are diluted according to a certain ratio, and then it is mixed into a cloth bag and stirred to remove fine residues and filtered to precipitate to produce a yellow-brown white oak starch. Farmers in northwest Fujian in Fujian province use white oak to make tofu. In Fujian's eastern Fujian province, farmers often use white oak fruit to make fans. Especially in Pingnan County, white oak fans are also called "Noodles", which is a local specialty food. Farmers in Pingnan Mountain District, Fujian Province, pick up fruits for processing during the ripening period of white oak fruits each year, producing a large number of white oak fans. ^[1]

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White oak

White oak wood is hard, beautiful in pattern, wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant, and can be used for furniture, decoration, vehicles and other materials. White oak young leaves can be used for raising tussah silkworms, and old leaves can be used for green manure. Oak wood and its branches are good fuel wood. The use of oak can cultivate mushrooms and fungus. White oak is highly adaptable, resistant to drought, barren, and widely used. It has many advantages such as being a timber forest, a charcoal forest, a bait forest and a fruit forest. At the same time, it is a deep-rooted tree species with a developed root system. Thick branches and leaves can effectively improve soil and prevent soil erosion. It is an excellent economic and ecological dual-use tree species in Fujian Province, China. ^[1]

White oak medicinal

The galls of white oak fruit can be used as medicine to treat pediatric accumulation, adult hernia, and acute conjunctivitis. ^[1]

White oak ornamental

White oak has strong budding ability and beautiful tree shape. The seasonal changes of its leaves are obvious in autumn, and it has high ornamental value, and can be used as a garden greening tree species. Individual or group beauty can be displayed through solitary planting, cluster planting or group planting. ^[1]