Wood Handbook, Chapter 03: Structure and Function of …

Softwoods and Hardwoods Despite what one might think based on the names, not all softwoods have soft, lightweight wood, nor do all hard-woods have hard, heavy wood. To define them botanically, softwoods are those woods that come from gymnosperms (mostly conifers), and hardwoods are woods that come from angiosperms (flowering plants).

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