Softwood

For the plant propagation technique known as softwood cutting, see Cutting (plant).
Scots pine, a typical and well-known softwood

Softwood is wood from gymnosperm trees such as conifers. The term is opposed to hardwood, which is the wood from angiosperm trees. The main differences between hardwoods and softwoods is that the softwoods completely lack vessels (pores).[1] The main softwood species (pines, spruces, larches, false tsugas) also have resin canals (or ducts) in their structure.[2]

  1. ^ "Softwood Anatomy". The Wood Database. 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  2. ^ Bond, Brian; Hamner, Peter, Wood Identification for Hardwood and Softwood Species Native to Tennessee