Ironwood
Ironwood, Michigan is a city in the upper peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan .
An ironwood is any one of several tree species noted for the hardness of its wood. The term could as well apply to just the wood from such species. Trees commonly known as ironwoods include:
Casuarina equisetifolia Australia
Choricarpia subargentea
Copaifera spp.
Eusideroxylon zwageri
Guajacum officinale Guajacum sanctum Hopea odorata
Lyonothamnus lyonii (L. floribundus) Catalina Ironwood
Mesua ferrea — also known as Rose Chestnut, from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia
Olea spp.
Olneya tesota — Desert Ironwood
Ostrya virginiana
Parrotia persica
Pratecoma peroba Ipe
See Angrboda Ironwood in Norse Mythology .
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