While watching an episode of a home renovation show, the builder stated that he was going to build a piece of furniture out of “wheat oak.” I have never heard of this species. The Forest Products Laboratory, moreover, provides no results with a search for “wheat oak.” Searching Google generally defaults to white oak. There are results that describe wheat oak, but appear to refer to the color of a finishing process for flooring.
Wheat oak does not appear to be a recognized species or variety of the genus Quercus. Has anyone heard of wheat oak? Please provide some information if you have heard of it.
Thanks in advance,
Jim
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I've never heard of it.
The oak genus is a massive one, including hundreds of species. Just here in North American there is something like 200 species. So while 'wheat oak' is probably 'white oak' there is a chance it isn't.
A decent database of is here: https://www.wood-database.com/wood-filter/
although their oak section is really just the most popular ones.
I'm guessing the on-screen talent "builder" decided to just read the script, and the script was "written" by someone speaking into a smart thingy before it was printed.
Good guess.
Pork. The other wheat meat.
The Great Wheat Hope
Wheat water rafting
I’m dreaming of a wheat Christmas…
Ugh 😑
🤣🤣🤣
Yep
Waitress just asked me "wheat or white" at breakfast. I guess she must be a woodworker.
Lol... All great responses. My favorite "on air talent"
Wheat refers to the color of the oak. A light tan color. Usually a characteristic of red oak. The color derives from the environment it grew in. I believe the technical term is extractives.