WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD?
Contrary to popular belief the difference is nothing to do with the strength or density of the wood, for example balsa wood is one of the weakest types of wood but falls under the category of hardwood. The diference is to do with the plant reproduction, all trees reproduce by producing seeds, but this seed structure varies. Hardwoods are angiosperms, plants that produce seeds with some kind of covering and Softwoods are gymnosperms, plants that produce seeds without a covering. Its fair to say that evergreens are Softwoods and deciduous trees are Hardwoods. Generally Hardwoods are more expensive to purchase than Softwoods.
