quercus suber, Fagaceae, Angiospermae (Hardwood)

Chatoyance was measured by the chatometry.com team using the PZC method. The statistics for this specific timber are hereby summarized to provide an evaluation of data robustness:
Number of sources for samples: 5
Number of individual trees analyzed: 5
Number of specimens: 15
Number of measurements: 51
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 12.5
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 6.3
Max PZC average on one log: 11.3
Min PZC average on one log: 7.8
PZC Average of all logs: 9.2
Species: quercus suber
Family: Fagaceae
Clade: Angiospermae
Description: The Cork Oak (Quercus suber) is a medium-sized evergreen tree renowned for its exceptionally thick, deeply fissured, insulating bark, which is commercially harvested as cork. It bears acorns.
Pictures – each from a different individual tree:





See also
FINISHING EUROPEAN OAK
FIRE ON CORK OAK
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