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white oak
noun
: any of various oaks (especially Quercus alba of eastern North America) with acorns that mature in one year and leaf veins that never extend beyond the margin of the leaf
also
: its hard strong durable wood
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Invisible from the street behind layers of mature trees and tall hedges, the home’s entryway offers a vaulted ceiling and abundant white oak, design features that carry on throughout the rest of the house.
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James McClain, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
Four species are uncommon or nonnative: white oak, bitternut hickory, black cherry and ponderosa pine.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
Along with giving away two types of saplings -- white oak and red bud -- staff will be on hand to guide visitors to the 2024 Amazing Tree, which lies on the Niokaska Creek, the release states.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2024
The redesign includes a flock of sumptuous new touches including woven wallpaper, plush sectional sofas, leather dining chairs, white oak wood flooring and new appliances in the open-air kitchens.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2024
Completed in 2024, the multi-story residence features three bedrooms and five bathrooms filtered across a little more than 3,600 square feet of living space boasting wide-plank hardwood floors, a central white oak staircase, and transitional mezzanine levels providing volume and natural light.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
Reclaimed white oak in varying widths of wide plank was used in the outdoor kitchen and storage areas.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
The home comes with four bedrooms, 4 ½ bathrooms, rustic bricks, white oak floors, beam ceilings, leathered granite kitchen counters, a butler’s pantry with its own kitchen, an indoor/outdoor patio with a shower, an outdoor kitchen, a casita and low-maintenance synthetic grass.
—Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
Once thought to be Montgomery County’s largest white oak, the tree, which lived at Beach Drive and Rockville Pike in North Bethesda, was said to have been a seedling a generation before George Washington’s birth.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
James McClain, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
Four species are uncommon or nonnative: white oak, bitternut hickory, black cherry and ponderosa pine.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
Along with giving away two types of saplings -- white oak and red bud -- staff will be on hand to guide visitors to the 2024 Amazing Tree, which lies on the Niokaska Creek, the release states.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2024
The redesign includes a flock of sumptuous new touches including woven wallpaper, plush sectional sofas, leather dining chairs, white oak wood flooring and new appliances in the open-air kitchens.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2024
Completed in 2024, the multi-story residence features three bedrooms and five bathrooms filtered across a little more than 3,600 square feet of living space boasting wide-plank hardwood floors, a central white oak staircase, and transitional mezzanine levels providing volume and natural light.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
Reclaimed white oak in varying widths of wide plank was used in the outdoor kitchen and storage areas.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
The home comes with four bedrooms, 4 ½ bathrooms, rustic bricks, white oak floors, beam ceilings, leathered granite kitchen counters, a butler’s pantry with its own kitchen, an indoor/outdoor patio with a shower, an outdoor kitchen, a casita and low-maintenance synthetic grass.
—Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
Once thought to be Montgomery County’s largest white oak, the tree, which lived at Beach Drive and Rockville Pike in North Bethesda, was said to have been a seedling a generation before George Washington’s birth.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
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