Forest Facts

On Anderson-Tully Company lands, several different species in the White Oak family contribute to the annual white oak lumber production. The largest volume of lumber is supplied from Quercus alba or “True White Oak,” which grows primarily in the loessal bluff hills around Vicksburg in association with cherrybark oak and yellow-poplar. At its best, White Oak will reach 100 feet in total height and 3 feet in diameter. When found in bottomland situations, it will normally be growing on the highest and most well-drained soils. Another quality White Oak species found on Anderson-Tully Company lands is Swamp Chestnut Oak (Quercus michauxii). While this species will be found in the uplands, generally it can be found on the higher ridges in the Mississippi River bottomlands.

Wood Facts

White Oak is a hard, heavy wood with heartwood relatively high in resistance to decay. White Oak has a light to medium tan heartwood with yellowish white sapwood. The wood rays are longer and much more prominent than red oak. This creates a highly desirable figured grain when quartersawn and also makes a very strong wood. The pores of White Oak are very small, making it impervious to liquid and an excellent choice for high quality “tight cooperage,” such as whiskey barrels. White Oak ranks high in its machining, sanding, and finishing properties and is widely used in furniture, flooring, mouldings, staves, caskets, paneling, railroad ties, and timbers.

Approximate Annual Production: 3.5 MM

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