Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Shisham
Explanation: Hardwood & Softwood trees - The terms hardwood and softwood can be very confusing, as not all commercially classified hardwoods are physically hard, or softwoods soft.
- For example, the obeche tree is classed as a hardwood tree, yet it offers little resistance to a saw or chisel, etc.
- The yew tree, on the other hand, is much harder to work yet it is classified as a softwood.
- To add to this confusion we could be led to believe that hardwood trees are deciduous (shed their leaves at the end of their growing season) and softwood trees are evergreen (retain their leaves for more than one year), which is true of most species within these groups but not all!
- From the above, Shesham is the hardest wood.
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