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Price has nothing do do with it. Balsa is a hardwood - though it's very soft. Fir is softwood but is more expensive than pine which is more expensive than spruce (all softwoods). Two definitions for hardwood/softwood:
1) softwoods never lose their leaves/needles; hardwoods do when it gets cold.
2) softwood seeds fall to the ground; hardwood seeds are contained within something that drops from the tree (apple, chestnut, acorn, etc.)
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Is evergreen trees hardwood or softwood?
softwood?
Is pine a softwood or hardwood?
Pine is a soft wood. Generally speaking, Trees with leaves are hardwood, Trees with needles are softwood.
Are Sycamore trees hardwood or softwood?
Sycamore is a hardwood.
Are pine hardwood trees?
Pine is softwood.
Is teak a hardwood?
Yes as trees with needles are usually Softwood and trees with leaves are usually Hardwood
What trees are hardwood and what trees are softwood?
As a general rule conifers (ones with needles or cones) are softwood and deciduous trees (ones with leaves) are hardwood. This is not always the case but there are not many exceptions.
Are sassafras trees hardwood or softwood?
I believe that a sassafras tree is a hardwood
What country do you find softwood?
Softwood trees are any trees that have needle-like leaves, like pine trees, fir, redwood, or cedar. Hardwoods come from trees with broad leaves. Both varieties can be found almost anywhere worldwide.
How can you tell the difference between softwood and hardwood?
When the trees are alive, hardwood trees have leaves, and softwoods have needles. If a nail or other sharp object goes into the dead wood easily, then it can be qualified as a softwood. If it's difficult to stick it in, it can be classified as a hardwood.
Is the pacific maple a softwood or hardwood tree?
Hardwood. All deciduous (leaf bearing) trees are hardwoods.
What are the similarities between hardwood and softwood?
Hardwood and softwood both are originated from trees, i.e matured trees. Both have the same mode of seasoning and both are generally used in woodwork and capentary. This is in short some similarities between the two.
Is a hazelnut tree a hardwood or softwood?
Hardwood comes from trees with wide leaves, while softwood comes from conifers like cypress and pines. The chestnut tree is a hardwood tree.
