French Oak Sleepers

There are many oak sleepers coming into the UK.

Some are from Romania which are known as Turkey Oak (Quercus Cerris). Then a grade higher is the Quercus Pyrenaica species from Spain known as Pyrenean Oak or called Spanish Oak.Then there is the “French Oak” from France. However, the same “French Oak” species also is grown in the UK. The species are predominantly two: namely, Quercus Petraea and Quercus Robur. Robur is known in the UK as “English Oak”, and Petraea is known as “Cornish Oak”.

We offer “French Oak” from France because they have more of it and is subsequently cheaper than “English Oak”.