Dakota Gardener: Exceptions to the rule

Dakota Gardener: Exceptions to the rule

When I moved to North Dakota, I talked to people about both hardwood trees and softwood trees. They looked very confused. What’s a hardwood? Terminology is important. For good communication, a word should mean the same thing to each person. If it doesn’t, then we’re not actually communicating. By the way, “hardwood” is a broad term for a deciduous tree. As you probably guessed, a “softwood” is an...