Timber Vs Hardwood

Did you know only sapwood can be treated correctly to withstand outdoor use but still much of the timber that is treated is.

Timber vs hardwood.

Timber was one of the first building materials used by man. Rubberwood is derived from the rubber tree. Rubberwood is a whitish lumber that gradually fades to a light brown. Rubberwood is a low cost light tropical hardwood timber.

About 80 of all timber comes from softwood. Examples of hardwood trees include alder balsa beech hickory mahogany maple oak teak and walnut. Softwoods have a wide range of applications and are found in building components e g windows doors furniture medium density fiberboard mdf paper christmas trees and much more. Due to modern advanced treatment techniques the durability of timber in construction is now far superior.

Choosing the right timber for the right landscape use is unbelievably confusing. The wrong timber choice can lead to a failed landscape in less than 10 years by todd layt. The rubber tree gets its name from the commercially harvested milky latex it exudes when cut. In many aspects it is comparable to teak.

The main difference between timber and wood is that the timber is a wood that has been processed into beams and planks and wood is a fibrous material from trees of other plants. In general hardwood comes from deciduous tree s which lose their leaves annually. This latex is used to make rubber. Softwood comes from conifer which usually remains evergreen.