Thank you for the educational content Mr. Wilson! 8 minute video did a better job describing timber than anything I’ve ever read, seen, or been taught in a classroom
@colinswainson98828 ай бұрын
Lucky you didn’t damage your wood splitter when you hit it with your hand ,Chuck Norris of the forest . Great informative video thank you
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
Fortunately I only lightly grazed it. I didn’t try using it after that. I should start it up and make sure it still works.
@colinswainson98827 ай бұрын
😂
@FrankWilliams-zs6vh8 ай бұрын
As a card-holding keyboard warrior, I want to disagree - not because your information is wrong, but because I am old and cantankerous, and it is my Internet-given right to be disagreeable. I usually explain hardwood vs softwood to kids and other people who ask as deciduous vs Evergreen because if I use the word Janka I either get slapped, or at least an eye-roll. Keep up the good work and I will do my job to monitor your videos for accuracy and completeness, or just because they make me☺.
@HubertofLiege8 ай бұрын
You’re just lucky you didn’t misspell anything, or I would’ve immediately corrected you. I’m reading.
@robdavis83078 ай бұрын
I believe it's "Jenga". It's a wood product. 😂😂
@russellruybal88558 ай бұрын
Great video I truly enjoy your knowledge, I can't argue because I don't know. I've been learning a lot about wood and trees watching your KZbin videos. You are a great guy, I truly appreciate the time you take to show us all of what is needed to manage a forest. Keep up your hard work... Stay safe, and why don't you ever say TIMBER..LOL from a viewer who lives in the flat lands of Nebraska
@josephnebeker79768 ай бұрын
The only problem with that is not all hardwoods are deciduous and not to all softwoods are evergreen.
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
Very true Joseph. That’s why I will probably do a video about the difference between evergreen and deciduous. It’s not what a lot of people think it is.
@bosse6417 ай бұрын
Birch is my favorite tree for its looks and for firewood. ...that is what we used in Norway growing up. Its bark we used as firestarter. Pine is what we used for houses. A lot of the interiors I saw was pine. Beautiful rustic.
@RipRoarLB8 ай бұрын
Of the internet or KZbin "logging" videos, I am constantly amazed with your level of knowledge. You spit the information out without even having to think. The information is second nature. All other channels, the operators are constantly guessing, their level of knowledge is basic compared to yours. One of the reasons I watch your channel is because I am almost guaranteed to learn something each time. I appreciate your level of knowledge, willingness to share, the humor and the great camera work.
@Luke-sq6xo7 ай бұрын
A thorough and concise presentation/explanation, no fluff, all business. Just how I like it. One of your recent videos came across my feed recently and the thumbnail and description caught my eye. I have since subscribed and delved into your oler videos. Having been born and raised in Northern California(Humboldt County, 1973), and worked many different facets of the timber industry, I had more than a few questions about more than a few of your videos. First things first, hat's off to what you're doing and how you're doing it. Your practices and advice are solid. Aside from what are probably just first learned and now old habits of mine I can't find a flaw in
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
I am very familiar with Humboldt County. Thank you for the comment. I try to answer the questions I get in the comments. I have been getting so many comments recently sometimes I miss some of the questions. Thank you for your comment and kind words.
@scottperine80278 ай бұрын
Keep passing along your thoughts and knowledge,I enjoy your vocabulary and wit.
@birddogfarms69818 ай бұрын
My friends at @Black Oak property maintenance probably really appreciate your free advertising. Great choice of samples from the Red Oak family.
@blackoakpropertymaintenanc69818 ай бұрын
Hey Wilson, thanks for the shout out! Go Black Oak....a really hard wood for a hard working man!
@Arrtists8 ай бұрын
Very educational. I live in northern Wisconsin, in the woods. Trees are our neighbors and the also protect us
@TheOldManAndTheSaw8 ай бұрын
Reminds me of my neighbors when I was little, They were the O'Sperms from Ireland. They had two children; Jim and Angie. Small world.
@vintagemotorcyclerepair40528 ай бұрын
Jim N O'Sperm?
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
If they both became botanists, that would be quite the story.
@TheOldManAndTheSaw7 ай бұрын
In the area where I live they can get married..........if she's cute.
@edwinlikeshistractor85218 ай бұрын
Beautifully done. That is big manzinita.
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
Around here that one is a medium size one.
@jefff61672 ай бұрын
Wow, you nailed that. Fantastic explanation, simple and easy to understand. 👍🇺🇸
@Javs369Ай бұрын
I literally just found your channel thru this video. I never thought I'd be looking into woodworking when I was younger, but this art form is pretty effin interesting. But yeah, I really appreciate the time you took to make this video. It's a pretty solid foundation for someone who knows jack spit about choosing lumber outside of home depot.
@shadscott937Ай бұрын
Funny and informative...my cup of tea, thanks
@HardRockVermont5 ай бұрын
Great educational piece! It is important to know the species in your area for select cut, especially on private land where you don't have a Forester marking trees for you.
@blingbling5748 ай бұрын
The school district here in Canada is big into educating on all woodland stuff. Learned a lot but never really used it. I went into the engineering profession instead. My ministry even has bear defence training every two years.
@davidj.leavitt2498 ай бұрын
Great video, thank you. Lumber Capital Logyard, a KZbinr out of central Pennsylvania, calls and sells Hemlock as a hardwood. Interesting aside, trees, plants, etc that are wind pollinated are the oldest species. Bug and insect pollination came much later.
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
I am familiar with Lumber Capital Logyard. I have heard them say a few things like that. I decided not to mansplain it to them though.
@SrivenkateswaraSawmillАй бұрын
great and best explanation sir, your explanation is like, even a layman can understand abt the subject, thk u soo much for such valuable content, plz keep more videos regarding woods
@MrRLH938 ай бұрын
Hardwood or softwood it all burns and heats better than snowballs when it’s cold outside.
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
I definitely can’t argue with that. 😂
@r.a.acosta65288 ай бұрын
Stumbled on this channel yesterday and it's been greatly informative watching these videos. Really enjoy the slight touches of humor and simplicity of the presentation.
@fadetounforgiven8 ай бұрын
Really educational and to the point. I've watched some other videos on the subject and I think this is the most comprehensive of them all without getting way too technical and nerdy about it. That being said, I guess madrones have something to do with "madroños" ("ñ" is pronounced like the French "gn"), in fact the first is Arbutus menziesii and the second one is Arbutus unedo, which may have nothing to do with each other, but both common names and scientific names are quite alike. The madroño tree grows in Europe and, although the name might suggest some relationship, it's one of the official symbols of Madrid (Spain), but the etimology for both names come from different places.
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
Thank you for the comment. I am not familiar with unedo but I just looked it up and I can see some similarities. I suspect you may be right about there being some relation.
@kevinloonam25678 ай бұрын
Thank you for a brilliant lesson 👌👍👍
@beerbuzz628 ай бұрын
Educational and hilarious at the same time.Thanks and keep em coming
@mitchellgarcia35328 ай бұрын
this is a good video, thank you sir!
@clifbrewster88228 ай бұрын
Smoke is coming from my ears but I do believe I just learned something today thanks man ,!
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
Hopefully it’s hardwood smoke. It typically has the smoke flavor. 😁
@InTheWoodyard8 ай бұрын
YES Yes and yes...you nailed it...amen!
@DanielAtkinsFirewood8 ай бұрын
And at the end of the day, it all burns 😉👍
@garysnyder60208 ай бұрын
I think you could educate most forest Rangers. Wish my log splitter had a wedge that big.
@charlesreid21417 ай бұрын
Ok, I finally figured it out. You remind me so much of John Henry Lienhard Professor Emeritus of mechanical engineering and history at The University of Houston. He created the radio program The Engines of Our Ingenuity and his style and extensive knowledge is very similar to your videos. If you haven't ever heard one of his 5 minute talks I would highly recommend it
@paddymac45458 ай бұрын
You are really finding your stride! Keep up the great content!
@russellruybal88558 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
I just noticed your super thanks. Thank you very much! I really appreciate that. That was very generous of you!
@MarkBrey-w8o8 ай бұрын
I just wanted to make a suggestion to you on your Saw Mill. If you remove the deflector for your sawdust I don't think that you will have to be shoveling as much. Saving you some time.
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
I have had a few people tell me that. I always figured I’m eventually going to have to move the sawdust anyway and it would just prolong the inevitable. But maybe I should try it. You all may be onto something.
@wa791st8 ай бұрын
6:25 "Some people are going to want to argue" Well now I want to argue.
@keithwhittington13224 ай бұрын
Live and learn. Thanks.
@CoasterTeamIdaho-Utah-Montana5 ай бұрын
great video man, thank you for the great information
@terrahillfarm8 ай бұрын
So glad I happened along your channel and subscribed. You sir, are a fantastic teacher. Learned more about wood in 3 minutes than I have in 30 years! 👍😄💡
@user-scooter19657 ай бұрын
Very informative video. Great job explaining all of the different types trees and wood. You are truly " The Wood Whisperer ".
@Twobrothersoutdoors8 ай бұрын
Well Mike, I learned something today. I had to look up balsa tree. Since we have balsam fir trees here, I always assumed the balsa tree was a fir tree. Not that I doubted what you said, but I had no idea balsa was a broad leaf tree🤷 We have a conifer tree here commonly called tamarack, or American larch. American larch, is a deciduous conifer. It loses it's needles every fall and looks deader than disco. 🌲🌳 Just for clarification, is a palm tree hardwood or soft wood?
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
Yeah balsam fir and balsa are two very different trees. Palm doesn’t fit into either category of what we call hardwood or softwood. It is a monocot more similar to bamboo and grasses. We have western larch in the western US. Larch is considered to be a deciduous conifer. Deciduous meaning any tree that loses its leaves. Dawn Redwood is another deciduous conifer. I probably need to do another video about the difference between conifer, deciduous, broadleaf, evergreen, etc.
@wildweeds7 ай бұрын
I burn mostly pinyon, almond, and fir. Although pinyon is a softwood, it is supposed to burn hotter than most other types of wood. The manzanita around here are just little bushes.
@davewmck6 ай бұрын
Fascinating!
@chaswarren72398 ай бұрын
As always great video - informative & amusing. \going back a few decades I thought Hardwood was hard, then I realised that hardwood was deciduos and softwood evergreen, but then there is the larch, and what about Holly ?
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
I think that’s why I need to do a video about the difference between deciduous and evergreen. Evergreen is any tree that does not lose its leaves over the winter. Deciduous means trees that lose their leaves during the winter. There are conifers that are deciduous. There are broadleaf trees that are evergreen.
@jonrosenlund53128 ай бұрын
Thai was fantastic. You made it simple. Thank you!
@KevinsDisobedience8 ай бұрын
That’s right. Hardwoods are defined by the hard seed coating. That’s why balsa is considered a hardwood.
@kdegraa8 ай бұрын
All I know is the trees on my place are almost all eucalyptus trees of various varieties. They are all hard and the wood is very dense and heavy.
@kfoxworth38 ай бұрын
Hardwood have short fat fibers. Soft wood have long skinny fibers. Making paper we use both so each has its strong qualities.
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
I am not real familiar with the paper industry but that is a good interesting fun fact.
@Renegator18 ай бұрын
Very interesting! Thanks
@timmyfields61598 ай бұрын
I started getting dizzy as you explained all that 🤣
@josephnebeker79768 ай бұрын
Pretty darn excellent explanation.
@glendagoodrich318 ай бұрын
Cool. I definitely learned something! Thank you!
@paulmaryon90888 ай бұрын
A great video thank you, greetings from the UK
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching from the UK.
@Lat413 ай бұрын
Good advice on telling people to look things up to ensure they aren’t making claims that are untrue. I suggest you look up Did Al Gore Say He Invented The Internet…
@SUF-py4ix7 ай бұрын
Nice but how is the application of each decided or is that just years of trial and error
@tmccusk18 ай бұрын
Awesome 😎
@MrHern24308 ай бұрын
Gotta watch the fruits of those Ginko's when they drop. Step on one, and you'll swear you steppend in some dog poo. Thanks for the edumication Mr. Wilson. Just one of the plethora of reasons I keep watching your videos!
@thedarkmasterthedarkmaster7 ай бұрын
You know I must say you make some really fascinating tree videos have you considered doing one on the various species of trees? Seems like a topic you would have interest in. And the irony of Balsa wood being hardwood and the Ginko acting like a Flowering plant when it's actually gymnosperm is proof nature is the best comedian.
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
Thank you for the comment. I do plan on doing some videos about different tree species. I haven’t been super motivated to do it since those type of videos haven’t had a lot of views in the past. but it’s on my to do list. You are right, nature is quite the comedian.
@thedarkmasterthedarkmaster7 ай бұрын
@@WilsonForestLands I had no idea those types of videos didn't do well that's a shame
@brettwatty1018 ай бұрын
Wow never knew that.
@Luke-sq6xo7 ай бұрын
Obviously not a keyboard warrior, tried backspacing and hit send. To my point, I was watching some of your videos that included using your splitter(had a couple questions about that as well), and wanted to know how you were comfortable with that kind of piston speed while splitting say, Madrone or Live Oak? I've had those rounds jump 10' out of the splitter sometimes when they finally pop. Just a bit of curiosity from a fellow woodsman. Thanks and have a great day.
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
The piston speed is good for most things I do. I don’t run the engine at full speed most of the time. I know what you are talking about with wood like madrone popping open. When I have the kind of wood that’s likely to do that, I stand off to the side in front of the control lever instead of in the path of the possible flying wood. Some of those flying chunks can really hurt.
@westcoaster37638 ай бұрын
What are all fantastic attachments on your wood splitter? That might be an idea for some content maybe.
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
I think it was about a year and a half ago when I did the videos about this wood splitter. I may need to do more for new viewers.
@westcoaster37637 ай бұрын
@@WilsonForestLands maybe I better look for it
@DerekBlais7 ай бұрын
I prefer to say deciduous (or broadleaf) vs. conifer (or evergreen).
@benjaminbrown11798 ай бұрын
That was just great!
@joeyrector10158 ай бұрын
That's like here where I live. We have popular. It's considered as a hard wood. But it's softer than oak and hickory and other hardwood.
@stevek59888 ай бұрын
It's poplar not popular.
@BobE.Dancho8 ай бұрын
Good
@edwardenglish69198 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. What are your choices for friction fire hearth boards and drill shafts?
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
You stumped the chump on that one. I have no experience with hearth boards or drill shafts.
@mikehughes20268 ай бұрын
Michael, do tell us more about this Ginko- of which you speak.! Wonder if you kept a count of how many times you said Wood?Over-under is 62
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
I didn’t keep track of it. But I know if somebody was playing the drinking game to it, not sure they would ever wake up after they passed out.
@jackdawg45794 ай бұрын
That myth about hardwoods being deciduous is pretty wide spread on the good 'ol interweb. I come from Australia, trust me, our hardwoods are not deciduous!
@justing65947 ай бұрын
This is a goober question. I have some kinda pine tree that grows pine cones upside down. Is it a certain kinda tree?
@WilsonForestLands6 ай бұрын
Are you sure it’s a pine tree? Fir trees have cones that stand upright.
@justing65946 ай бұрын
@@WilsonForestLands mabye it's a fur tree. I know it doesn't have leaves. Just pine branches. Thanks for the info. I will google fur trees and see if I can find anything simulator.
@arnoldpraesent1748 ай бұрын
correct...
@Bushman98 ай бұрын
Grandpa told me when I was a teenager, the way to tell if a wood was hard or soft was to bang it on your forehead. Can’t wait til I have grandkids.
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
Sounds like something one of my grandfathers would say. 😁
@NicholasproclaimerofMessiah8 ай бұрын
Hard woods are hard, and soft woods are soft; that says nothing of hardwoods and softwoods though. Good video.
@andysmith85448 ай бұрын
Marcescence !
@Peter-od7opАй бұрын
Wow i have told many people on balsa wood is a hard wood. That’s why they use it in a plane called the mosquito
@raynic11737 ай бұрын
First hike with the Cup Scouts, 8 yrs. old....how to tell what are poisonous plants, like poison Oak...Second half of the walk, how to tell soft woods from hardwoods...
@russellruybal88558 ай бұрын
"AWESOME " Can't argue with you, cause you're the teacher and I'm the student. Don't want detention... Be safe. P.S. why don't you ever say TIMBER when the tree's falling to the ground. LOL
@stevek59888 ай бұрын
Why say TIMBER, that's a product, shouldn't you be yelling TREEEEEEEEEE.😂
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
I never thought of it that way Steve. But you may be onto something there. 😂 I have never heard any logger out in the woods yell timber. I am suspicious that is a relic of the past that has been kept alive through popular culture. Just like the term lumberjack.
@russellruybal88557 ай бұрын
True, that's why I'm just the student....
@southernadirondackoutdoors8 ай бұрын
Part 2 possibility - Dramatic title, Why do you care if it is hard or softwood! Regular title - When to use softwood vs hardwood. Just a thought 🤔😁
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
If the views fizzle out on this one, it’s good to have some title options. 😁
@aweoak77637 ай бұрын
@@WilsonForestLands For titles, take a look at “Words that sell” by Richard Bayan.
@springhollerfarm86688 ай бұрын
Good to know... here's a question. My moisture meter has a setting for hardwood and one for softwood. When testing a softwood that is hard, such as eastern red cedar, which setting will give me a more accurate reading. (I have tried using both settings and the answer differs by about 10%, so it matters.
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
I think you successfully stumped the chump with that question. Last fall I made a video about moisture meters. In that video I claimed to be a moisture meter ignoramus, as I only recently started using one. My moisture meter has a table of wood species with the setting to use. But it doesn’t have eastern red cedar. I just did a search on Google and it looks like some manufacturers are saying to put it on the same setting as a lot of other softwood. I see some moisture meter manufacturers are posting their tables online. Maybe try a search for what to use with your specific meter. it’s a good question but that’s about all the answer I have.
@springhollerfarm86687 ай бұрын
@@WilsonForestLands I also did some searching and you found more than I did. I know the setting makes a BIG difference with the cedar.
@johnwhitacre70636 ай бұрын
I would like a video on your wood splitter.
@springhollerfarm86686 ай бұрын
@@johnwhitacre7063 I have a few on my channel. Do you want to watch it split green elm (which is nearly impossible) big rounds of white oak, or just general splitting?
@springhollerfarm86686 ай бұрын
@@johnwhitacre7063 Were you talking to me?
@Wheelloader__8 ай бұрын
YEP😁
@Sethhaun788 ай бұрын
Defiantly differnt speices..there..
@digger04298 ай бұрын
Didn't know that you split wood interesting splitter
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
I have videos in the past about splitting wood and about this splitter.
@bwillan8 ай бұрын
To add more confusion to this mud pie, hard and soft are subjective terms too. At least the janka scale use a science based method. The amount of force it takes to push a steel ball of a given size to a depth of half its diameter.
@Sethhaun788 ай бұрын
Some of the hardest wood here is hard maple..literally broke 2 teeth on stihlrs33 chain huge knots from my removals..after drying its unbelievable..one of the best btu in stove besides locust amd osage
@Kudos2me11Ай бұрын
So basically leaves = hardwood and pines = softwood
@frontyardfirewood8 ай бұрын
No matter what kind of tree it is, if you drop it on your toes while stocking the wood stove it hurts. Thus hardwood. 😂😂😂
@stevek59888 ай бұрын
You stock, I stack. I also move my feet.
@frontyardfirewood7 ай бұрын
@@stevek5988 gotta be fast on your feet either way!
@snowgorilla97898 ай бұрын
Watch out for youtube police/strike you said janka, something many are familiar with but has little to do with wood, wait a minute
@stevek59888 ай бұрын
Whaaaaaatttt 🤯
@junkersish8 ай бұрын
if I advertised aspen, willow and basswood as hardwood it would ruin my reputation
@stevek59888 ай бұрын
TOO LATE.
@Playgun1025 күн бұрын
Who’s on first!?
@hanancАй бұрын
you want people to argue in the comments so you will get more traffic
@ShanePhillips-mv7bi8 ай бұрын
Hardwood burns longer to
@stevek59888 ай бұрын
No kidding.
@CatDaddySteve8 ай бұрын
Don't matter. There's just excellent firewood like Madrone and Oak not so excellent firewood like Fir and Pine. There excellent dimensional lumber wood like Fir and wood not fit for dimensional lumber
@stevek59888 ай бұрын
Tell that to the Spruce Goose.
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
I think it all depends on the use. What some people think is a lousy wood for one thing, others find it to be the best wood for other things. In some situations I like burning fir and pine for firewood. For other situations I prefer the hardwoods
@croixbaio7 ай бұрын
Is that White Oak not a Blue Oak? I’m from N. Ca. and familiar with all those trees. I thought that lighter tree was a White Oak. Can you verify.
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
We have Oregon white oak up here in Oregon. No blue oak here.
@bohdanked8 ай бұрын
I would like to argue but know nothing about the trees. sorry
@stevek59888 ай бұрын
I consider most liberals like that, no brains but still argue.
@unionse7en8 ай бұрын
ugh pet peeve of mine when "tradition" or "laymen" are in charge of semantics... lol , in a more perfect world we would just call them broadleaf or conifer... or just skip the entire attempt at categorizing that way as hard/soft wood is pretty useless for material classification ... we have to get more specific than hard/soft anyway to apply/know what we want .
@stevek59888 ай бұрын
My pet peeve, people who can't take a joke or try to tell me how to live
@geezerindawoods8 ай бұрын
Easy Peasy! The know it alls will not research....🤣Press on!
@triedzidono22 күн бұрын
hu hu, he said "wood" "hard woo..... SMACK Quit it, BeaviS! I'm trying to learn some soft points to talk to hard broads about ! - hey beby, you heard of "lignum vitae - ! ! !
@RoosterG33rs8 ай бұрын
I have to ask are you and Paul Harris related? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3XGpIpof8uUh5osi=qtsPEUm3njnIP55g&t=30 You guys talk in the exact same manner and I love it.
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
Not that I know of. The only thing I know about him is someone else told me the same thing. I will have to take a look.
@eulerizeit8 ай бұрын
MAN, If I had to no longer be loudly wrong I don't know if I could talk
@stevek59888 ай бұрын
Shhhhhhhhh🤫
@dardourcacaww2 ай бұрын
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@vintagemotorcyclerepair40528 ай бұрын
I can hear the gloves coming off from here. ... 🕣
@VegasEdo8 ай бұрын
Most will agree aspen or poplar don't make great firewood but will still argue those are better than any pine or fir just because of the softwood designation. Just can't win in the logic game sometimes.
@Bearwithme5607 ай бұрын
We're surrounded by aspen poplar so naturally we don't waste it, and I'm not sure why it's disliked. I thought the creosote build-up in chimneys from softwood was a problem, which we don't get with poplar, though it's very ashy. For a fire that lasts overnight, l place a thick log of birch, which lasts much longer, but aspen makes for a quick start. So yes, l'm often 'stumped' by the logic as well.
@DanielAtkinsFirewood8 ай бұрын
Um, you missed a wood that may or may not be hard. But i won't go into it as i am sure you want the comments to be family-friendly.🤣
@stevek59888 ай бұрын
If a tree falls in the woods, does your wife still complain about you not taking out the garbage. WHO CARES !!!!!!
@WilsonForestLands7 ай бұрын
While I was making this video I knew I was making a risk of things turning into a non family friendly situation with this subject. 😂
@GravelRat10 күн бұрын
You are a legend... a perfect explanation. Over here in Australia, our flowering broad leave trees don't lose their leaves in winter. So, the stupid deciduous/evergreen definition that some of your fellow Americans use has been frustrating to listen to. Your correct definition now includes the 800 odd eucalyptus trees (and all other native Aussie trees). Thank you.
@lzep47 ай бұрын
Here in Australia many angiosperms have needle like leaves, e.g. casuarina and melaleuca (but hey, we also have egg laying mammals, so we like to mess with biological categories downunder!). The key distinction between softwoods and hardwoods is between cone-bearing gymnosperms vs floweing angiosperms.