. There are 417.6 million hectares of forest land in Canada which represents nearly half of Canada's landscape.

. White Oak is used in building construction, interior joinery, furniture, flooring, plywood, veneer and used to be used for whiskey barrels.

. Probably the most important strength property for wood used in flooring applications is its side hardness, also known as Janka Hardness. Side hardness represents the resistance of wood to wear, denting and marring.

Janka Hardness is a test which measures the pounds of force it takes to push 11,28 mm (0.444 inches) diameter steel ball to the half its depth into the wood. The higher the number the harder the wood species.