Hardwoods
Softwoods
Tree facts
Tree facts 2
Lumber Defects
100
Trees that shed their leaves
What is Hardwood
100
Cone-bearing trees
What is softwood
100
Protective shield of the tree
What is bark
100
a young tree
What is sapling
100
Decay of a tree
What is rot
200
This hardwood shouldn't be used for a cutting board
What is Oak
200
A commonly known softwood (state one)
What is Pine, fir, hemlock, spruce, cedar, cypress, redwood
200
Center of the tree
What is Pith
200
what's left of a tree after being cut down
What is stump
200
Cross sections of branches in the trunk
What is knot
300
Softwoods are usually this grained
What is close-grained
300
Each year the a tree will gain one of these rings
What is annular ring
300
The part of a tree that connects to the ground
What is root
300
Cracks that run between annular rings
What is shakes
400
These are common hardwoods (State one)
What is ash, birch, cherry, hickory, maple, mahogany, oak, walnut
400
This softwood is commonly used for Christmas trees
What is fir
400
The inner inactive cell of the tree that's a darker color than the rest of the tree
What is heartwood
400
Trees convert carbon dioxide from this
What is oxygen
400
Bark that has fallen off a tree
What is wane
500
These hardwoods are high in elasticity (state one)
What is Ash, Hickory, Oak, Teak
500
This softwood is harder and stronger than the hardwoods
What is Fir
500
This wood decays quickly
What is sapwood
500
Trees take this from the air
What is carbon dioxide
500
Small cavities that hold pitch, which may ooze out
What is Pitch Pocket
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