Broadleaved trees have wide leaves rather than needle-like leaves. They cycle nutrients, provide habitat for other plants and animals, and enhance forest diversity. Economically, broadleaved trees provide timber for construction and furniture from woods like teak, sal, and rosewood. Hardwoods like sal and rosewood are used for furniture, instruments, and carvings due to their durable and decorative qualities.

2. What are broadleaved trees?
• A broad-leaved tree or broad-leaf
tree or broadleaf tree is any tree that has
wide leaves, rather than slim, needle-like
leaves as found in conifers.
• Most broad-leaved trees are deciduous, such
as birch, elm, oak, and maple, but some such
as arbutus and live oak are evergreen

3. Broadleaved trees and forest
ecosystems
• Cycle nutrients and contribute to long-term
sustainability
• Provide “nurse” sites for plants and fungi.
• Provide food, cover, and nesting sites for insects
and other animals.
• Provide fibre for lumber and paper.
• Enhance visual resources.
• Broaden the diversity of structures and organisms
in forests.

4. Economic importance
• Timber for the construction of both indoor
and outdoor furniture: Teak

6. Hardwood Timber (Sal)
• One of the most important sources of hardwood timber in
India, with hard, coarse-grained wood that is light in colour
when freshly cut, but becomes dark brown with exposure.
• The wood is resinous and durable, and is sought-after for
construction, although not well suited to polishing.

8. Ranked among the finest wood for furniture, cabinet
work, decorative objects, musical instruments, religious
artefacts. :Rosewood

9. • Suitable for carving and for ornamental plywood and
veneers.
• Carefully selected and manufactured Indian rosewood,
plyboards, satisfy aircraft specifications.
• The logs and tops can be used for fuel- wood. The calorific
value of the sap-wood is around 5159 kcal, heart-wood is
5049 kcal/kg.