Pulp made from coniferous trees (evergreen tress with cones and needles, such as pine and fir trees). Paper is often made using a blend of pulps; softwood pulp has long fibers, giving paper strength; hardwood fibers are short, lending smoothness, bulk, and body.
Pulp obtained from softwoods (long fibre) such as coniferous trees, which imparts the strength properties to the paper.