| | NADALIE USA - Sources of Oak - France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) |
 | | Another important, though less common species of oak in French forests is Quercus petraea (also known as Quercus sessiliflora, Quercus sessiflora and Quercus sessilis), which has a tighter grain. |
 | | Forest of origin is a significant factor in the choice of oak in that the terroir and climate of a given region affect, among other things, the density of grain in the wood. |
 | | The Jupilles forest is local to a village of the same name situated on the edge of the Loire valley 30 Km Southeast of the city of Le Mans. |
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