Wood lexicon Betterwood technical terms

Hardwood

A very robust, weather-resistant, relatively low-maintenance material that is resistant to wood-destroying organisms. There are both native hardwoods (e.g. oak, copper beech, elm, maple, walnut, larch) and exotic hardwoods (e.g. teak, jatoba, cumaru, garapa). There are clear technical and qualitative differences within the group of hardwoods.