Were really confused because not only did they find the super light hardwood species basswood and cottonwood but they found some of the continent s heaviest softwood of which four species longleaf slash shortleaf and loblolly pine are now marketed under the unifying moniker of southern yellow.
Is pine a soft or hardwood.
Softwoods come from conifer trees or cone bearing trees.
Pine is not a hardwood.
North american softwood species have needle shaped foliage instead of the leaves found on hardwood trees.
But the folks harvesting the southern u s.
Deciduous angiosperms like oak are hardwoods while gymnosperms like spruce are softwoods.
Pine trees grow around the world not just in the u s.
Pine trees are considered a softwood tree which means the wood is softer than hardwood varieties.
Pine has a great deal of stiffness and.
This happens to be generally true but there are exceptions such as in the cases of wood from yew trees a softwood that is relatively hard and wood from balsa trees a.