SHIRAKASHI
(White Oak)
From Japan
(Quercus myrsinaefolia Bl.)
(Fagaceae)
An evergreen oak. Attains a height of 90 feet and diameter of 8 feet. Wood is hard, tough and elastic and used for wheels, sporting goods, oars, rifle stocks.
Gift of
Bureau of Forestry, Tokyo, Japan
Location: 233-3 (explanation)