Fir, and other pine trees are considered soft woods. fir is soft wood and is cheaper than hard wood.
There are at least five different trees classed as Douglas Firs. Pseudotsuga menziesii the Oregon Douglas Fir. P.macrocarpa the Large Coned Douglas Fir. P.japonica the Japanese Douglas Fir. P. caesia the Fraser River Douglas Fir and P. glauca the Blue Douglas Fir none of them are true firs the difference being that the cones are pendulous and drop intact. Pseudotsuga means pseudo , false, tsuga , hemlock.
Very light brown.
Fir wood is usually light and soft but is sometimes used for interior finishing and for crates and boxes.
Dry Douglas Fir
Balsam fir is a type of wood. It is a soft wood.
It is a hard wood.
Light brown
ash and sometimes fir
It is a hard wood.
They type of timber used in the construction of wooden swings is usually use round poles. Many sets from China use a wood called China Fir. The majority of swings use soft wood as opposed to hard wood.
oak is a very hard wood