Question

Define and distinguish
1)Hardwood and softwood​

Answer 1

Answer:

. Hardwood

Hardwood is the wood that is obtained from angiosperms (flowering plants) such as evergreen trees especially with broad-leaves and deciduous trees which shed leaves annually. The seeds of angiosperms are enclosed in the ovary which later develops into a fruit. They usually grow at a slower pace and are far bigger in size. It is believed that black ironwood is one of the hardest woods known to the mankind.

. Softwood

Softwood is the wood that is obtained from gymnosperms like pines, larches, spruces etc. These trees produce naked seeds which mean their seeds are not enclosed in an ovary or any other protective covering like an ovary. These trees have needle-shaped leaves and generally grow fast than hardwood trees. More than 70% timber is obtained from softwood which makes it four times more common than hardwood.

Answer 2

Define:-

1.) hardwood :- hard heavy wood from trees that lose their leaves in winter (deciduous trees).

2.) Softwood :- wood that is cheap to produce and can be cut easily.

Distinguish:-

Hardwood.

• Hardwoods

Hardwood trees grow at a slow pace as compared to softwood trees.

• Softwood

These trees grow fast as compared to hardwood trees