History · Modern day · Materials · Common toolsHardwood is wood from deciduous trees and broadleaf evergreen trees. All hardwoods are angiosperms (flowering plants), the largest group of land plants. Hardwood is contrasted to softwood, which comes from conifers, cone bearing seed plants. Hardwoods are not always harder than softwoods, balsa wood being an example of this. Hardwood trees are more varied than softwoods and there are about ...
Download Image: download
