If you ever tried to split a white oak log you soon know what I am talking about. Contrary to its name the heartwood of the white oak is not white, but then again the heartwood of the red oak is not red. The white and red oaks have hues of color which favor their respective names. A beautiful wood in the right kind of furniture or accent piece. Generally select and better.
Wood is sold as sap and heart and random widths only.
Very difficult to come by but very beautiful. The figure in red oak almost always represents itself as a broad, vivid curl. I don't ever remember seeing it as a pin curl. I've seen it in many different types of figure including an unusual burly figure. When Curly Red Oak is present in floors or furniture it always radiates a warm, inviting characteristic.