A popular and attractive looking shade tree, the Northern Red Oak can be found on suburban streets across the North American continent. The Red Oak, has a natural colour variation and is quite grainy with more open grain patterns. If you like your wood grainy and want lots of colour options, the oak is for you. If you want a red hue, the red oak is less expensive than the Cherry. The Northern Red Oak has the widest colour selection of all species. This oak tree stains very easily giving you lots of colour options.
Specie – Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra); relative hardness – 1,290 (Janka); thickness – 3/4″ (solid or engineered T&G); widths – 3-1/4″ & 4-1/4″ (solid) or 4-1/4″, 5-3/16″, 6″ & 7″ (engineered T&G); grades – Premier or Heritage; finish – Smooth (Low Sheen or Matte), Wire Brushed; made in Canada.
