VDA - Wood (Part 1)

The tough, fibrous cellular substance that makes up most of the stems and branches of trees beneath the bark

• Wood

• Softwood

• Conifer

• Evergreen

The wood from a conifer. The term is not descriptive of the actual softness of the wood.

• Sapwood

• Softwood

• Heartwood

• Springwood

Any of various predominantly evergreen, cone-bearing trees, such as pine, fir, hemlock, and spruce

• Wood

• Softwood

• Conifer

• Deciduous

Having foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year or through more than one growing season

• Wood

• Softwood

• Conifer

• Evergreen

The leaves and living branches of a tree

• Crown

• Trunk

• Hardwood

• Deciduous

The main stem of a tree apart from its branches and roots

• Crown

• Trunk

• Hardwood

• Deciduous

The wood from a broad-leaved flowering tree, such as cherry, maple, or oak. The term is not descriptive of the actual hardness of the wood.

• Softwood

• Heartwood

• Hardwood

• Springwood

Shedding leaves annually or at the end of a growing season. The term is descriptive of most hardwoods and a few softwoods.

• Crown

• Trunk

• Evergreen

• Deciduous

The tough external covering of a woody stem, branch, or root, composed of a living inner layer called phloem and an outer bark of corky, dead tissue

• Bark

• Resin

• Cambium

• Pith

A layer of tissue that carries food from the leaves to the growing parts of a tree. Also called inner bark.

• Bark

• Phloem

• Cambium

• Pith