2.1 Growth of timber trees

• Growing trees for timber, from seed to maturity
• Classifying timber trees: softwoods and hardwoods
• The cross-section of a tree trunk and the functions of its parts
• The importance of growing and caring for trees

• describe the process of growing trees for timber production
• classify timber trees according to their physical features (softwoods and hardwoods)
• illustrate a cross-section of a tree trunk and the functions of its parts
• appreciate the importance of growing trees within the environment

“Where does timber come from, and why is growing trees important?”

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1. Where timber comes from
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   Timber comes from trees - the starting point for the whole subject and this sub-strand.
2. Growing trees for timber: seed to maturity
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   The process of growing a timber tree from seed to a mature tree ready for harvest.
3. Preparing a tree nursery
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   A practical activity: preparing a tree nursery to raise seedlings.
4. Caring for seedlings and planting out
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   Caring for nursery seedlings and planting them out into the field, then tending the young trees.
5. Classifying trees: softwoods and hardwoods
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   The two main classes of timber trees - softwoods and hardwoods - and what the classes mean.
6. Softwoods and their features
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   Softwoods - their features, examples, and typical uses.
7. Hardwoods and their features
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   Hardwoods - their features, examples, and typical uses.
8. A tree walk: observing and classifying trees
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   A practical activity: walking to observe local trees and classify them as softwood or hardwood.
9. The tree trunk cross-section: the parts
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   Illustrating a cross-section of a tree trunk and naming its parts - bark, cambium, sapwood, heartwood, pith.
10. Functions of the parts of a trunk
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    What each part of the trunk does - the functions of bark, cambium, sapwood, heartwood, pith and rings.
11. The importance of growing and caring for trees
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    Why growing and conserving trees matters - for timber, the environment and the future.
12. Where timber comes from: bringing it together
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    Consolidating the sub-strand and answering the inquiry - where timber comes from and why growing trees matters.