### substance | wood:

Alder
* Most alders are pioneer species.
* Some alders have height growth
  - indeterminate growth
  - leaves
  - their roots immersed in the stream even when it is at low levels
* are generally well known as ruderal trees of moist, stream-side habitats
  - pioneer on wet sites following landslides, logging, or fire
  - very important in the forest
* contribute to soil quality and erosion control and provide wildlife food and habitat.
* form interesting cone-like fruits that persist through winter
  - part of the birch family, along with hazels and hornbeams
* grow well in moist soil near ponds and other wet ground.
* have the capacity to fix nitrogen.
* is wood
* lose their leaves.
* prefer moist sites.
* produce catkins of yellowish-green flowers.
* provide shelter for a host of birds.

### substance | wood | alder:

Andean alder
* general purpose wood, somewhat like radiata pine.
* is the southernmost species of the genus Alnus.

Aloes wood
* grows and is harvested from the wild in Southeast Asia
  - in the wild in Southeast Asia
* is prized as one of the finest aromatic woods burned for incense purposes.

### substance | wood:

Bamboo
* All bamboos have wood-like stems.
* Many bamboo have edible shoots
  - bamboos are rapid spreaders and can become invasive
* Most bamboo are native to warm and moist tropical and warm temperate climates
  - has strength
* Most bamboos are evergreen in temperate climates
  - happiest in a moderately acidic loamy soil
  - of giant size
  - have woody stems
  - prefer a slightly acidic soil
  - produce a panicle inflorescence with a varying number of spikelets
  - remain evergreen throughout the winter
* Some bamboo grows in arid regions
* Some bamboos are sympodial, spreading only very slowly
  - can grow inches in a single day
  - have a distinctive colored sulcas.
  * There are about 91 different genera. All bamboos have wood-like stems. Bamboo mainly grows in Africa, America and in Asia but can easily grow in Europe
* are also good as pot or tub plants, indoors or outdoors
  - among the most useful of all plants
  - common in some areas
  - evergreen and put on new leaves each year
  - giant members of the grass family forming dense clumps of many stems
  - of notable economic and cultural significance in Asian region
  - successful and efficient like the rest of the grasses
* are the only members of the grass family that grow mainly in forests
  - woody tribe within the grass family
  - their main source of food
  - vigorous, rugged plants
* convert sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into wood very efficiently.
* generally insist on well-drained soil.
* have much to offer as ornamental specimens
  - woody, jointed stems called culms
* is plants
  - solids
* occur mostly in tropical and subtropical areas.
* tend to spread by underground rootstocks.

### substance | wood | bamboo:

Giant cane
* difficult species to control.
* is bamboo

Specie of bamboo
* Many species of bamboo produce edible shoots.
* Some species of bamboo seem to have a few plants in flower somewhere most of the time.

Water bamboo
* is propagated by tillers.
* very popular vegetable in China.

Beech wood
* are without doubt a very rich habitat for fungi.
* is applied to make various types of plywood, firewood, and others
  - used to make flooring, furniture, veneer plywood, and railroad ties