It comes from a coniferous tree which is one that has needles instead of leaves and is green all year round in other words an evergreen.
Pine hardwood or soft wood.
As a general rule conifers are softwood and deciduas trees are hardwood.
This is not always the case but there are not many exceptions.
Pine is not a hardwood.
From angiosperm or flowering plants such as oak maple or walnut that are not monocots the hardwood is formed by these while from gymnosperm trees usually evergreen conifers like pine or spruce the softwood is formed.
Generally speaking softwoods pine fir etc grow much faster than hardwood species and typically this results in a relatively softer wood.
Popular softwoods include spruce douglas fir red pine cedar cypress and larch.
Hardwood comes from angiosperm or flowering plants such as oak maple or walnut that are not monocots.
Pine is considered a softwood.
Softwoods grow much quicker than hardwoods and are less dense.
The wood from conifers is classified as softwood because with a few exceptions it s softer than the wood from deciduous trees which is classified as hardwood.