It will be one of me more straight grained woods you can find in the US. The southern yellow pine variety (which is found in most retailers of lumber) will have fairly straight grain and will provide good support and structure.
pine
There are various types of maple and pine each with its own characteristics but the main difference in characteristics is that maple is hard and fine grained whereas pine is relatively soft and coarse grained. There is a list of various types of wood and their characteristics at `Properties and Uses of Woods' - http://www.inquirewithin.biz/Vol1/Woods/wood_properties.htm.
He is straight and has been married since 2004.
It is called the loblolly pine, or the long needle pine. Hooweestik.
There are four main species of Southern Pine - shortleaf, longleaf, loblolly, and slash. Long Leaf Southern Pine is heavy, hard, strong and coarse grained. It is very durable when dry and well ventilated. It cannot be used in contact with the ground. It is used for heavy framing timbers and floors. Short Leaf Southern Pine can vary greatly in quality but is used as a substitute for long leaf pine.
coarse grained
the pine trees are straight and tall. they grow on mountains. they have coneless fruits. they have a waxy coating so that the snow can slide down easily.
shale is fine grained
Fine grained has larger crystals and coarse grained has smaller crystals
Fine grained has larger crystals and coarse grained has smaller crystals
I'm not too sure
Coarse