Pine is a versatile timber and a widely used building material for economic, fine construction projects and a full range of structural and decorative applications. This wood's properties make it a very popular material because of its widespread availability and the easy cultivation process

Its wood is known as white wood, due to its yellowish white sapwood and the heartwood cannot be clearly differentiated, although in some cases it tends to have a certain reddish yellow tone. The physical properties of spruce are below those of pine, making it a softer and lighter wood

Like pine, fir is one of the most commonly used lumbers. Often called Douglas fir, it's another softwood derived from a conifer tree. As such, it's similar to pine, though the trees don't grow quite as quickly