Introducing Wood Anatomy

Wood Anatomy
Wood Anatomy

Introducing Wood Anatomy

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1 November 2023

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Edinburgh Napier University
Wood Anatomy

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Summary

Tree anatomy differs between softwoods and hardwoods, making it useful as a guide to identifying different species.

Superficially, the anatomy of a tree stem is similar in softwoods and hardwoods. However, the structures of these two groups are quite different.