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Question
Classify the following trees as Soft-wood and Hard-wood trees:
Fir, Pine, Teak, Spruce, Rosewood, Sandalwood, Chir, Sal, Shisham and Silver Fir.
Solution
Soft-wood: Fir, Pine, Spruce, Chir, Silver Fir.
Hard-wood: Teak, Rosewood, Sandalwood, Shisham, Sal.
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