Hardwoods
Known Location
- Lemos and Igen areas
- Southern continent forests
Growth form:
Tree
Uses:
- rarely used to make small quantities of lye soaps
- Construction, furniture, flooring.
Outside Info:
All hardwoods are non-native to Pern.[1]
Hardwoods and softwoods are distinguished by the tree they come from. Hardwoods derive from angiosperm trees; mostly deciduous, these have broad leaves that fall every autumn. Softwoods come from gymnosperm trees, like conifers. These have needles that remain evergreen year round. Because hardwood trees grow slower than softwood trees, their timber is usually denser and stronger.
Hardwoods come from trees classified as angiosperms[2] that reproduce with a flowering plant, like oak, walnut and maple. Found in temperate and tropical forests around the world, hardwood trees are mostly deciduous, having broad leaves that change colour and fall off in the autumn and winter. These leaves all have a network of fine veins.
The structure of a hardwood is typically more complex than that of a softwood. As a rule, they grow more slowly than softwood trees — they can take up to 150 years before being ready to harvest — which results in the timber harvested from them being more dense, heavy and hard wearing.
Additional Info[3]
Note
- ↑ This plant is a known import to Pern from Earth
- ↑ The word angiosperm translates as ‘enclosed seed’ — the tree’s seeds are housed in an ovule, such as a fruit or nut. These seeds don’t spread as easily, resulting in hardwood trees often being more clustered.
- ↑ Expanded information refers to information that was added to this wiki post Meani
