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Softwood Education and Training

By Phillip Galey

Staying competitive in the softwood business - growing, using, and trading.

Softwood trees, also called conifers, are classified as gymnosperms. In other words, they have naked seeds that are not encased in an ovary. They're generally softer than hardwood trees, though the Douglas fir is harder than most hardwoods and the balsa hardwood is softer than most softwoods. The key difference is that softwoods do not have the vessel elements for carrying water that hardwoods have. Instead, softwoods ... Read more

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