What characteristic makes conifers excellent sources of lumber?
1 Answer
Nov 25, 2016
Softwood wood of conifers with parenchyma is the source of about 80% of the world's production of timber.
Explanation:
- Softwood is wood from gymnosperm trees such as conifers is the source of about 80% of the world's production of timber.
- The microscopic structure of conifer wood consists of two types of soft parenchymatoue cells, which have an oval or polyhedral in shape.