Climate

Lush

Temperate

Tropical

A song

Timber that is used directly from the tree after being seasoned​

Manufactured wood

Wood that falls down

Insects are killed during this process

Require little stacking space

No expensive equipment needed

Expensive

The process of cleaning timber

The process of adding fragrance to timber

The process of adding spices to timber

The process of drying out the water from timber

Small labour cost once stack is made

Uses a lot of energy​

Environmentally friendly - uses little energy​

Large area of space required for a lot of​

wood

Trees are cut down​

Taken to a sawmill and it is converted for seasoning​

The timber dries out​

It is cut into smaller sections​

Appealing aesthetics and therefore desirable

Generally used for high quality furniture

Cheap

Greater density therefore greater mechanical strength than soft woods​

Can be harder than hard woods

Pine changes colour when exposed to light

Prone to decaying, warping, splitting etc.

Very expensive

Beech

Teak

Spruce

European Redwood

Scots Pine

Spruce

European Redwood

Oak

Composite products that use wood lengths, fibres and veneers along with an adhesive binder and combined under heat and pressure to produce a product​

The wood cut from the tree into planks of different sizes and cross-sections

Compressed wood

Wood used by humans

High tensile strength

Resistance to damp environments

Aesthetic properties​

Flimsy

MDF

Chipboard

Plywood

Byrewood

Good dimensional stability (Less warping than natural timber)​

Can be decorated with veeners or paint​

Sheets of plywood and MDF are flexible and easy to bend for laminating

Waste from wood production can be used to make MDF/Chipboard​

Cutting tools required for manufacture easily blunted​

Expensive

Thin sheets do not stay flat unless supported

Edges must be treated and covered (concealing edges) to prevent water damage

The process of destroying tree cover areas including the other plants and animals in the habitat.

The process of restoring tree cover to areas where woodlands or forest once existed.​

The process of introducing animals to a new habitat.

The process of restoring old homes.

Recycling timber is the environmentally friendliest form of timber production.

The process of turning waste timber into usable products.

Timber recycling allows for a more polished look when using the final processed wood.

Timber can be chipped down into wood chips which can be used to power homes or power plants​.