Does hardwood and soft wood refer to the weight of the wood?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

NO basically hardwood trees typically shed their leaves annually , where as softwoods are evergreen.

hence balsa wood is a hard wood but i wouldn't use it in structural application

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∙ 13y ago

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