i need to know this for a final exam, but the teacher never brought it up or even referred to it. im also not finding many good sites about the fact, either, so can you help me?
2007-01-23 09:43:22 · 4 answers · asked by me6782 2 in Environment
Like the others above said
Hardwoods are deciduous trees that drop there leaves every year: examples of trees Aspen, Popular, Birch, Elm, Maple, Oak Normally these trees are shade-intolerant - requiring maximum sunlight.
Softwood trees are trees that are conifer and have needles and normally don't lose there needles except one species: Which is Larch or Tamarack species (Larix) which looses its needles every year like deciduous trees.
Softwood trees can be either Shade tolerant (can grow with minimal sunlight) or shade-intolerant (require Maximum sunlight)
Examples of shade-tolerant - Spruce (white, black, engelmann, sitka), Hemlock, Western Red Cedar.
Examples of shade intolerant conifers: Pine (Lodgepole, Jack, White pine), Larch or Tamarack,
2007-01-23 14:36:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It has nothing to do with being soft or hard; Hardwood comes from a tree with leaves. Softwood comes from a tree with needles. The 'softest' wood on the planet is 'Balsa', it's classified as a hardwood !
2016-03-28 23:14:50 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hardwood trees are decidious trees, that is they are trees that shed their leaves, like oaks, maples, walnuts, pecans. Soft wood trees are coniferious, that is they are evergreens, like Pines, Firs, Spruces.
2007-01-23 09:48:07 · answer #3 · answered by sngcanary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://forestry.about.com/cs/treeid/f/Tree_ID_wood.htm
http://www.uafortsmith.edu/Arboretum/TreeTerminology?skin=text
hardwood: oaks, hickories, and ashes
softwood: cedar, fir, hemlock, pine, redwood and spruce
2007-01-23 09:49:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋