WHITE OAK
FIRST CHOICE WORLDWIDE
White Oak is a very strong and heavy wood. It produces beautiful and durable wide plank flooring. White Oak is used in every area of the wood industry. It is now and has always been, the entire world’s first choice for all types of flooring and millwork. European White Oak is native to most of Europe including France, Germany, Finland, Ukraine, and Romania. The best American White Oak comes from the Appalachian range in the eastern US.
Many believe that the best White Oak is the European variety. It has a different color and many different characteristics than the American White Oak. This special white oak reaches heights of 130 feet and diameters up to 30 inches. European oaks generally grow fairly rapidly for the first 100 or so years. After that, their growth rate gradually slows down. Decline starts setting in after about three centuries or so. This slow maturation results in a fine, tight grain much sought after for wine barrels and flooring.
Wide Plank Flooring in White Oak ranges from 6″ to 16″ wide and comes standard in from 6′ to 16′ lengths.
Shown above is our Select Plainsawn Grade of White Oak in 3/4″ x 7″ widths and 16′ lengths.
White Oak in character grade wide plank flooring has a special appeal for many.
Shown above is White Oak that has our “smoked” or “fumed” process applied.
Fumed European White Oak has a color much darker, almost the color of Walnut.
