Is this White Oak?

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Enzo's Dad

Feeling the Heat
Dec 16, 2013
344
Canton, CT
I found this on the road with a bunch of red oak.. is is white oak ..we don't have alot in my neighborhood
 

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Yes! (Color of wood, bark, and medullary rays in the last pic make me say that.)
Lucky score!
 
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Yes indeed.
3yrs from now, it'll be awesome BTUs.
 
Another tell is the light gray bark. When you see a big one in the woods with bright sun hitting the trunk, you can imagine that maybe that's how it got its name. 😮