Across
- 5. a woody plant which is smaller than a tree and has several main stems arising at or near the ground.
- 6. the wood from a conifer (such as pine, fir, or spruce) as distinguished from that of broadleaved trees.
- 9. pipeline through which food is passed to the rest of the tree
- 10. the quality or condition of being hard
- 12. a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.
- 13. a type of strong thin wooden board consisting of two or more layers glued and pressed together with the direction of the grain alternating, and usually sold in sheets of four by eight feet.
- 14. (of a tree or shrub) shedding its leaves annually.
- 17. freedom from discomfort, worry, or anxiety
- 20. plant vascular tissue that conveys water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant and also provides physical suppor
- 21. the vascular tissue in plants that conducts sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves.
- 22. become or cause to become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or dampness.
- 23. the process, fact, or amount of shrinking.
- 26. land covered with forest suitable or managed for timber.
- 28. a young plant, especially one raised from seed and not from a cutting.
- 30. a unit of volume for timber equal to 144 cubic inches, notionally twelve inches by twelve inches by one inch.
- 31. wood suitable for making into pulp for making paper.
Down
- 1. move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
- 2. cultivation of trees, shrubs, and woody plants for shading and decorating.
- 3. an area of land covered by forests.
- 4. a tree that bears cones and needle-like or scale-like leaves that are typically evergreen. Conifers are of major importance as the source of softwood, and also supply resins and turpentine.
- 7. a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.
- 8. he wood from a broadleaved tree (such as oak, ash, or beech) as distinguished from that of conifers.
- 11. the growing and cultivation of trees.
- 15. a small area of trees that can be used as fuel or to provide wood for building things.
- 16. another term for tree ring.
- 18. a plant that retains green leaves throughout the year.
- 19. a cellular plant tissue from which phloem, xylem, or cork grows by division, resulting (in woody plants) in secondary thickening.
- 24. the wood from a broadleaved tree (such as oak, ash, or beech) as distinguished from that of conifers.
- 25. a thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to a coarser wood or other material.
- 27. (of an area) from which every tree has been cut down and removed.
- 29. the soft outer layers of recently formed wood between the heartwood and the bark, containing the functioning vascular tissue.