Are Pines Hardwood. Some species are easy to identify such as oak pine cherry and fir. Most softwoods have a lower density than most hardwoods. The most common species in north america are oaks maple hickory birch beech and cherry.
Lumber from hardwoods and pines typically is sawn from trees with diameters greater than 14 dbh. Hardwood is typically more expensive than softwood.
Trees cut for lumber fall into two categories hardwood lumber and lumber from conifers.
The wood database online can show specific grain types color variations and hardness to help in the hardwood floor identification. Examples of softwood trees are cedar douglas fir juniper pine redwood spruce and yew. Generally speaking trees with leaves are hardwood trees with needles are softwood. Eastern white pine 380 western white pine 420 and sugar pine 380 rank at the bottom of pine species and near the bottom of the hardness scale in general.
