Is birch considered a hardwood?

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Answer: Birch is definitely a soft wood, although some birch species are harder than others. I use Paper Birch for starter, since it lights and burns pretty quickly. Yellow Birch is a little harder, but I only use that for tea, since it is pretty rare where I live, so I don't want to cut that down for my firewood. Rebachin, your answer makes no sense. Poplar, Willow and Silver Maples are deciduous, but they are soft woods too. Cedar is pretty hard, and its coniferous.

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