American Forest Trees (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from American Forest Trees<br><br>The commercial timbers of this country are divided into two classes hardwoods and softwoods. The division is for convenience and is sanctioned by custom but it is not based on the actual hardness and softness of the different woods. The division has however a scientific basis founded on the mechanical structures of the two classes of woods and there is little disagreement among either those who use forest products or manufacture them or those who investigate the actual structure of the woods themselves as to which belong in the hardwood and which in the softwood class.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.