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  2. Spruce - Wikipedia

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    Spruce is useful as a building wood, commonly referred to by several different names including North American timber, SPF (spruce, pine, fir) and whitewood (the collective name for spruce wood). [47] It is commonly used in Canadian Lumber Standard graded wood. [48]

  3. Spruce-pine-fir - Wikipedia

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    Black spruce stand at Arctic Chalet, Inuvik, NT Spruce-pine-fir (SPF) is a classification of lumber that can be traded on commodities exchanges.. In Canada, and parts of the United States, most of the spruce tree species, pine tree species, and fir tree species share similar physical and mechanical characteristics, to the point where lumber derived from any of these species are interchangeable ...

  4. Pine - Wikipedia

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    A pine is any conifer tree ... and genetic differences. ... is denser and therefore more durable than spruce (Picea). Pine wood is widely used in high-value carpentry ...

  5. Pinaceae - Wikipedia

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    The Pinaceae (/ p ɪ ˈ n eɪ s iː ˌ iː,-s i ˌ aɪ /), or pine family, are conifer trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, piñons, larches, pines and spruces. The family is included in the order Pinales, formerly known as Coniferales.

  6. Softwood - Wikipedia

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    Scots pine, a typical and well-known softwood. Softwood is wood from gymnosperm trees such as conifers. The term is opposed to hardwood, which is the wood from angiosperm trees. The main differences between hardwoods and softwoods is that the softwoods completely lack vessels (pores). [1]

  7. Picea glauca - Wikipedia

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    Picea glauca (Moench) Voss., the White Spruce, [4] is a species of spruce native to the northern temperate and boreal forests in Canada and United States, North America.. Picea glauca is native from central Alaska all through the east, across western and southern/central Canada to the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario and south to Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin ...

  8. Holiday History: Why Do We Put Up and Decorate Trees?

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    Evergreen trees—such as pine, spruce, fir and juniper—are featured at various vendors and Christmas tree farms for people to choose from. Going out to select the perfect height, width, and ...

  9. Lumber - Wikipedia

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    Finished lumber is supplied in standard sizes, mostly for the construction industry – primarily softwood, from coniferous species, including pine, fir and spruce (collectively spruce-pine-fir), cedar, and hemlock, but also some hardwood, for high-grade flooring. It is more commonly made from softwood than hardwoods, and 80% of lumber comes ...