Q- Which tree in the world is known to have the lightest wood suitable for commercial use?
Answer:
Balsa (Ochroma pyramidale) is the lightest and softest commercially sold wood in the world. Balsa trees grow naturally in the humid rain forests of Central and South America. The Balsa wood's lightness is attributed to the fact that it's cells are big and very thin walled to the extent that the ratio of solid matter to open space is as small as possible. Most woods have gobs of heavy, plastic-like cement, called lignin, holding the cells together. In Balsa, lignin is at a minimum. Only about 40% of the volume of a piece of Balsa is solid substance.
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