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Red OakOrigin: Eastern Canada, sometimes also in the Eastern U.S., Central and Southern Europe Color: The heartwood varies from light brown-pink to reddish brown. The sapwood is yellowish white, light to reddish gray. Characteristics: Usually straight fibers. The vessels of the early wood give the longitudinal section a striped appearance. Medullary rays appear in the radial section as pale, shining bands, in the tangential section as brown lines. Application: Suitable for interior work, as flooring, for furniture and rough carving. Is made into chipboard and veneer. |
... that managed forests, thanks to their high proportion of young, strong, growing trees, enable CO2 to be extracted?
... that an old, unmanaged forest produces as much CO2 through processes of decomposition and decay as it stores, and that therefore an unmanaged forest contributes nothing to reducing global CO2?
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