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      • MORA
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    • Bowls and Platters N-P >
      • NARGUSTA BURL
      • NARRA
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      • OAK
      • OAK CURLY
      • OBSIDIAN BURL
      • OLIVEWOOD
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      • PADAUK
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      • PANGA PANGA
      • PASTACHIO
      • PECAN
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      • PERNAMBUCO
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      • PINK IVORY
      • PLUM
      • POST OAK
      • PRADAUK
      • PURPLEHEART
    • Bowls and Platters Q-S >
      • QUEENWOOD
      • RED BUD
      • RED BUD BURL
      • RED GUM
      • RED MALLEE BURL
      • RED PALM
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      • REDWOOD
      • REDWOOD BURL
      • RIB FRUITED MALLEE BURL (CORRUGATA)
      • RUSSIAN OLIVE
      • SABAH EBONY
      • SAPELE
      • SAPELE POMMELE
      • SASSAFRAS
      • SATINE BLOODWOOD
      • SATINWOOD
      • SCYAMORE
      • SHEDUA
      • SINDORA BURL
      • SNAKEWOOD
      • SPALTED TAMARIND
      • STAGHORN SUMAC
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      • TAMBOOTIE
      • TASMANIAN FIDDLEBACK EUCALYPTUS
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      • TEAK BURL
      • TEXAS EBONY
      • THIN WIN
      • TREE OF HEAVEN
      • TULIPWOOD
      • TZALAM
      • VITEX BURL
      • WALNUT
      • WENGE
      • WHITE ASIAN PEAR
      • WHITE TOP BURL
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      • YELLOWHEART
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   POST OAK (Quercus stellata) is an oak in the white oak group. It is a small tree, typically 30-50 feet tall and 12-24 inch trunk diameter, though occasional specimens reach 100 feet tall and 55 inch diameter. It is native to the eastern United States, from Connecticut in the northeast, west to southern Iowa, southwest to central Texas, and southeast to northern Florida. It is one of the most common oaks in the southern part of the eastern prairies, such as in the Cross Timbers.
   The leaves have a very distinctive shape, with three perpendicular terminal lobes, shaped much like a Maltese Cross. They are leathery, and tomentose (densely short-hairy) beneath. The branching pattern of this tree often gives it a rugged appearance. The acorns are 1/2-1 inch long, and are mature in their first summer.
   The name refers to the use of the wood of this tree for fence posts. Its wood, like that of the other white oaks, is hard, tough and rot-resistant. This tree tends to be smaller than most other members of the group, with lower, more diffuse branching, largely reflecting its tendency to grow in the open on poor sites, so its wood is of relatively low value as sawn lumber. It is also a popular wood for smoking Texas barbecue.

© 2014  NELSONWOOD All Rights Reserved        All turnings,woodwork and photos by Bryan Tyler Nelson
  • NELSONWOOD PORTFOLIO
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  • Bowls and Platters
    • Bowls and Platters A-B >
      • AFRICAN BLACKWOOD
      • AFZELIA BURL
      • ASH
      • AMBOYNA BURL
      • AMBROSIA MAPLE
      • ANDIRA
      • APPLE
      • APRICOT
      • ARIPIN
      • BIMBLE BOX BURL
      • BIRD'S EYE MAPLE
      • BLACK and WHITE EBONY
      • BLACK FOREST CHERRY
      • BLACK LIMBA
      • BLOODWOOD
      • BLUE MAHOE
      • BOCOTE
      • BOLIVIAN ROSEWOOD
      • BORNEO ROSEWOOD
      • BOX ELDER
      • BRADFORD PEAR
      • BRIAR BURL
      • BROWN EBONY
      • BROWNHEART
      • BROWN MALLEE BURL
      • BUBINGA
      • BUCKEYE BURL
      • BURMESE BLACKWOOD
      • BURMESE PADAUK
      • BUTTERNUT
    • Bowls and Platters C-G >
      • CAMATILLO
      • CAMPHOR BURL
      • CANARYWOOD
      • CARANDA
      • CEBIL
      • CEDAR
      • CEDAR ELM
      • CEYLON OAK BURL
      • CHAKTE VIGA
      • CHECHEM
      • CHERRY
      • CHERRY BURL
      • CHINABERRY
      • COCOBOLO
      • COCOBOLO BURL
      • COCOBOLO BIG
      • COCUSWOOD
      • COFFEE BURL
      • COOLIBAH BURL
      • COTTONWOOD
      • CRATE MYRTLE
      • DALMATA
      • EAST INDIAN ROSEWOOD
      • EBONY
      • ELM
      • GMELIA BURL
      • GRANDILLO
      • GRAPE ROOT BURL
      • GREENHEART
      • GUAYACAN
    • Bowls and Platters H-L >
      • HACKBERRY
      • HOLLY
      • HONDURAN MAHOGANY
      • HONDURAN ROSEWOOD
      • HONDURAN ROSEWOOD BURL
      • HONEY LOCUS
      • HORISTES BURL
      • HORMIGO
      • HORNBEAM BURL
      • HUBUBALI
      • IMBUIA
      • IVORYWOOD
      • JARRAH BURL
      • JATOBA
      • JOBILLO
      • KAKAWATE
      • KAMANI BURL
      • KATALOX
      • KINGWOOD
      • KNOBTHORN
      • KOA
      • KOU
      • LACEWOOD
      • LACEY SHEOAK
      • LEOPARDWOOD
      • LILAC
      • LIMESTONE CEDAR
      • LOGAN BERRY
      • LOURO PRETO
    • Bowls and Platters M >
      • MACAWOOD
      • MACASSAR EBONY
      • MACHICHE
      • MADRONE BURL
      • MANZANITA BURL
      • MAPLE BIG LEAF BURL
      • MAPLE CURLY
      • MAPLE SPALTED
      • MAPLE QUILTED
      • MAPLE TEXAS GROWN
      • MORADO
      • MARBLEWOOD
      • MASUR BIRCH
      • MESQUITE
      • MILO
      • MONTERILLO
      • MORA
      • MOVINGUI
      • MUN EBONY
      • MULBERRY
      • MUSKWOOD
      • MYRTLEWOOD
      • MYRTLEWOOD BURL
    • Bowls and Platters N-P >
      • NARGUSTA BURL
      • NARRA
      • NECTARINE
      • NORFOLK PINE
      • OAK
      • OAK CURLY
      • OBSIDIAN BURL
      • OLIVEWOOD
      • OSAGE ORANGE
      • PADAUK
      • PAELA BURL
      • PANGA PANGA
      • PASTACHIO
      • PECAN
      • PECAN SPALTED
      • PERNAMBUCO
      • PHEASANTWOOD
      • PINK IVORY
      • PLUM
      • POST OAK
      • PRADAUK
      • PURPLEHEART
    • Bowls and Platters Q-S >
      • QUEENWOOD
      • RED BUD
      • RED BUD BURL
      • RED GUM
      • RED MALLEE BURL
      • RED PALM
      • REDHEART
      • REDWOOD
      • REDWOOD BURL
      • RIB FRUITED MALLEE BURL (CORRUGATA)
      • RUSSIAN OLIVE
      • SABAH EBONY
      • SAPELE
      • SAPELE POMMELE
      • SASSAFRAS
      • SATINE BLOODWOOD
      • SATINWOOD
      • SCYAMORE
      • SHEDUA
      • SINDORA BURL
      • SNAKEWOOD
      • SPALTED TAMARIND
      • STAGHORN SUMAC
    • Bowls and Platters T-Z >
      • TAMBOOTIE
      • TASMANIAN FIDDLEBACK EUCALYPTUS
      • TASMANIAN EUCALYPTUS BURL
      • TASMANIAN MYRTLEWOOD
      • TEAK
      • TEAK BURL
      • TEXAS EBONY
      • THIN WIN
      • TREE OF HEAVEN
      • TULIPWOOD
      • TZALAM
      • VITEX BURL
      • WALNUT
      • WENGE
      • WHITE ASIAN PEAR
      • WHITE TOP BURL
      • YELLOW BOX BURL
      • YELLOWHEART
      • YORREL BURL
      • YUCANTAN ROSEWOOD
      • ZAPOTE
      • ZEBRAWOOD
      • ZIRCOTE
  • HANDCRAFTED SALT AND PEPPER MILL
    • AFZELIA BURL MILLS
    • AMBOYNA BURL MILLS
    • ASH BURL MILLS
    • BOCOTE MILLS
    • BIG LEAF MAPLE BURL MILLS
    • CANARYWOOD MILLS
    • CAMPHOR BURL MILLS
    • COCOBOLO MILLS
    • CORRUGATA BURL MILLS
    • LACEY SHEOAK MILLS
    • MANZANITA BURL MILLS
    • MIADOU BURL MILLS
    • NARGUSTA BURL MILLS
    • PURPLEHEART MILLS
    • OBSIDIAN BURL MILLS
    • REDWOOD (LACEY) MILLS
    • SPALTED TAMARIND MILLS
    • TAMBOOTIE MILLS
    • TEAK BURL MILLS
    • WALNUT MILLS
    • CLARIO WALNUT MILLS
    • ZEBRAWOOD MILLS
  • Bowls with Lids
  • Salad Bowl & Bowl Sets
  • Texas Burl
  • Hollow Forms
  • Miniature Bird Houses
  • Kaleidoscope Eggs
  • Vases
  • Nature's Signature
  • TEXAS CAPITOL HERITAGE WOODS
  • Other Work
    • GAME TABLE
    • August's Desk and Chairs
    • Pinocchio
    • Bedroom Furniture
    • Bubinga Coffee Table
    • Pool Cue Rack
    • Boxes
    • Lamps
    • Len's Recipe Card Box
    • Fireplace Mantles
    • Carvings
    • Ring Boxes
    • Clocks
    • Chess Set and Board
  • Contact Me
  • Reviews
  • Monster
  • About The Artist