Evergreen all year round Coniferous Trees: Trees stay evergreen all year round Coniferous trees will grow at a faster rate Tend to have needles rather than leaves Deciduous Trees: Trees will lose their leaves in winter Hardwood trees tend to be slow growing broad leafed trees. Manufacture: It means the making of goods by manual labour or by machinery. Examples of manufactured board products: Evergreen all year round Examples of manufactured boards: MDF Summer Winter Stands for Medium Density Fibreboard. Examples of softwoods: Examples of hardwoods: Easy to work with Stable and uniform strength Used in high quality furniture Beech Hardwearing and strong. Used in household furniture Pine A high quality board made by pulping wood fibres and then compressing them greatly. It is very smooth and stable, it cuts well and is used in high quality furniture. Tough and durable. Oak Used for outdoor furniture Plywood Cedar Durable and easy to work with. Veneers glued at 90 degrees Very flat and strong Used in toys and interior doors Mahogany Used for building materials Strong, durable, resistant to moisture Spruce Plywood is made by gluing together thin layers of wood called veneers. Each layer has the grain going across the one below. This makes it very flat and strong. Is it used for toys, interior doors and bottoms of drawers. Teak