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'''Wood''' is ''the hard fibrous substance consisting basically of [[xylem]] that makes up the greater part of the stems, branches, and roots of trees or shrubs beneath the bark and is found to a limited extent in herbaceous plants''<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wood Merriam-Webster: ''wood'']</ref>. Wood is used primarily in [[carpentry]], though it may also be used in creating homes, crosses, or for making a [[fire]]. Depending on the kind of tree the wood came from, the wood will have different properties. | '''Wood''' is ''the hard fibrous substance consisting basically of [[xylem]] that makes up the greater part of the stems, branches, and roots of trees or shrubs beneath the bark and is found to a limited extent in herbaceous plants''<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wood Merriam-Webster: ''wood'']</ref>. Wood is used primarily in [[carpentry]], though it may also be used in creating homes, crosses, or for making a [[fire]]. Depending on the kind of tree the wood came from, the wood will have different properties. | ||
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==Trees Used for Wood== | ==Trees Used for Wood== | ||
Revision as of 13:09, May 9, 2012
Wood is the hard fibrous substance consisting basically of xylem that makes up the greater part of the stems, branches, and roots of trees or shrubs beneath the bark and is found to a limited extent in herbaceous plants[1]. Wood is used primarily in carpentry, though it may also be used in creating homes, crosses, or for making a fire. Depending on the kind of tree the wood came from, the wood will have different properties.
Most wood used for making things comes from trees; bamboo (considered by taxonomists to be a kind of grass) is an exception.
Trees Used for Wood
- Ash
- Mahogany
- Oak
- Yew
- Pine
- Balsa
- Maple
- Cedar
- Chestnut
- Walnut
- Cherry
- Birch
- Huon Pine
- Celery Top Pine
- King Billy Pine
- Black Heart Sasafras
- Blackwood
- Myrtle