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Softwood comes from conifers such as pine, spruce and fir.
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Is softwood a type of tree?
timber is not a type of tree...it is a reference to trees before they are cut for lumber
Which type of timber comes from deciduous trees?
Hardwood comes from deciduous trees. Softwood comes from conifers.
Do softwood trees have cones and needles?
Most do.
What is the trees names that sofd wood come from?
Coniferous trees (spruce, pine, etc.) are called softwood, even though some have harder wood than deciduous trees (maple, oak, birch, etc.).
Is tamarack a soft or hardwood?
Tamarack, otherwise known as larch, is a softwood. Softwood species are normally evergreen trees with needles and cones, conifers. Tamarack is a conifer but it is deciduous, loses its needles each fall like a hardwood.
Is softwood a type of tree?
timber is not a type of tree...it is a reference to trees before they are cut for lumber
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.
What tree's is a softwood?
Mostly evergreen trees such as Pine trees are softwood.
Is evergreen trees hardwood or softwood?
softwood?
Is a cherry tree softwood?
By definition, all dicotyledon trees are hardwood trees. All polycotyledon trees are softwood trees. Cherry trees are dicotyledons. Long leaf pines have much harder wood than most hardwood trees. "Dade County Pine," a type of Slash Pine, is too hard to nail. Termites can not bite into it. It is still called softwood.
Is cherry a softwood?
By definition, all dicotyledon trees are hardwood trees. All polycotyledon trees are softwood trees. Cherry trees are dicotyledons. Long leaf pines have much harder wood than most hardwood trees. "Dade County Pine," a type of Slash Pine, is too hard to nail. Termites can not bite into it. It is still called softwood.
What generic group of trees produces softwood?
Needle-leaf trees produce softwood.
Is pine a softwood or hardwood?
Pine is a soft wood. Generally speaking, Trees with leaves are hardwood, Trees with needles are softwood.
Which type of timber comes from deciduous trees?
Hardwood comes from deciduous trees. Softwood comes from conifers.
Is spruse a hardwood?
No. It's a softwood. The difference isn't a matter of wood density. Softwoods come from needle-leaf trees, and hardwoods come from broadleaf trees. The softest wood in the world is balsa, which is extremely soft and lightweight...but because balsa trees are broadleaf, balsa is a hardwood. On the other hand, Radiata pine is roughly as hard as mahogany - which is unquestionably a hardwood - but because it's a needle-leaf tree it is a softwood.
Who invented softwood?
No-one "created" softwood, it is just a type of wood. soft woods include pines and other trees that have a "greenish" layer underneath the bark
What is another name for softwood?
Softwood is from coniferous trees, which are types of gymnosperm trees. Other names for softwood is balsam, tamarack, pine, fir, or spruce.
