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		fhood on Oct 21, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hardened wood as a renewable alternative to steel ... Not really "separately", pretty much as a rule hardwoods grow very slowly. Pretty much any fast growing wood is going to be soft.

meepmorp on Oct 21, 2021 [–]

Basswood is a hardwood because it's a flowering tree (angiosperm); softwoods come from conifers (gymnosperms).

Balsa is a hardwood, too.

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