Different Types of Softwood Lumber Species

Pretty, pretty wood.

What are Softwood Species?

Softwoods come from conifer trees, or cone-bearing trees. North American softwood species have needle-shaped foliage instead of the leaves found on hardwood trees.

Mill River Park Carousel Pavilion curved wood ceiling detail
Mill River Park Carousel Pavilion
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VARIETIES OF SOFTWOOD
A guide to the grain.
Softwood lumber is highly versatile and beautiful, making it ideal for structural applications as well as interior and exterior designs and projects.
Office with douglas fir furniture
Douglas Fir
Douglas Fir
Kitchen and sun room with white pine floor and ceiling
Eastern White Pine
Eastern White Pine
Kitchen with hem fir paneling on walls and ceiling
Hem-Fir
Hem-Fir
Kitchen with ponderosa pine cabinets
Ponderosa Pine
Ponderosa Pine
Redwood privacy screen on fenced in deck
Redwood
Redwood
House frame built with spruce pine fir
Spruce-Pine-Fir
Spruce Pine-Fir
Southern pine wood floors in dining room
Southern Pine
Southern Pine
Living room with western red cedar ceiling and framing
Western Red Cedar
Western Red Cedar
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