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Detailed explanation-1: -Softwood is usually wood from gymnosperm trees such as pine and spruce, which often reproduce using cones and occasionally nuts. The trees classified as softwoods have needle-or scale-like leaves that, with a few exceptions, remain on the tree all through the year.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gymnosperm means as “naked seed". This group is often referred to as softwoods. Gymnosperms usually have needles that stay green throughout the year. Examples are pines, cedars, spruces and firs.
Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of softwood trees: Pine. Cedar. Redwood.
Detailed explanation-4: -Conifers. Conifers like the spruce, cedar and pine tree are gymnosperms and have seeds on cones.
Detailed explanation-5: -Softwoods come from coniferous trees such as pine, fir, spruce and larch. These trees take around 40 years to grow before they are ready to harvest. Hardwoods come from broadleaved trees such as oak, ash and beech.