Pine , fur , cedar
The leaves of pine trees are needle-like.
They have needle like leaves and are usually quite tall
Forests dominated by trees with needle like leaves are Coniferous.
Conifers.
because the geographical regions where the pine trees are growing would not allow them to have broad leaves and they have to conserve water also. In addition needle like leaves of the pine trees increase the photosynthetic surface area of these plants.
they are pointy and green...like a pine needle?
Pine trees will always have needle shaped leaves, they stay like this forever. The "needle shaped leaves" are called pine needles. Most pine trees belong to a group of trees called Evergreens. Like it's name, the tree is evergreen.
temporate zone
A conifer has needle shaped leaves. The cones are the seed bearers.
Softwoods are from needle-leaf trees like pines and firs. Hardwoods are from broadleaf trees.
The quickest way is to look at the leaves. If they are needle like (like pines and other evergreens) it is soft wood, if leavy like maple trees, it is a hardwood. There are exceptions to this, but only some leafy trees being soft. There are no needle trees that are hardwood.
The needle-like leaves and scale-like leaves help the coniferous trees by conserving water loss with the wax coating. The also give the tree more surface area for photosynthesis.