Y8 Softwood and Hardwood

Question 1

What is a hardwood tree?

Answer 1

Hardwoods grown in the UK tend to be broad-leafed, deciduous trees that lose their leaves each autumn. They are slow to grow.

Question 2

What is a softwood tree?

Answer 2

Softwoods are known as coniferous trees which are evergreen trees. Most conifers keep their pine needles throughout the year.

Question 3

Name some examples of a hardwood tree.

Answer 3

Mahogany, birch, beech, oak, ash.

Question 4

Name some examples of a softwood tree.

Answer 4

Larch, pine, spruce, cedar.