Wood and Timber

Name 3 wood products

What can you find on a softwood tree?

• Fruit and nuts

• Leaves and branches

• Needles

• Leaves and nuts

Softwood trees are evergreen?

• true

• false

What is one of the main properties/characteristics of softwood trees?

Which is not a softwood tree

• Oak

• Pine

• Cedar

Hardwood trees are slow to grow so the wood is more_________________

How long can hardwood trees take to grow fully?

• around 30 years

• around 50 years

• around 71 years

• around 100 years

Which of these is the softest hardwood tree?

• Oak

• Balsar

• Mahogany

Another name for manufactured board is T___________

The thin darker outside layer of the wood is called a v____________________