viernes, 28 de mayo de 2010

WOOD

Hardwoods and Softwoods
There are two main groups of timber producing trees used commercially: softwoods and hardwoods.

Softwoods
Softwoods are coniferous trees. They are 'evergreen'.
Their general characteristics are:Straight, slender.
The crown is narrow.It has needle like leaves.The fruit is a cone.









Hardwoods
Hardwood trees are broadleaf and generally deciduous.The general characteristics are:wide, round crown.
The leaves are broad.Its fruit may be: nut, berries, chestnuts.
Exercise:
Busca al menos tres ejemplos más de cada tipo: Softwood and Hardwood

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