On Sat, 16 Jul 2016 21:50:38 -0400
wrote:

Around here virtually all construction lumber is "SPF" -
Spruce/Pine/Fir mixed - sometimes with some hemlock or Tamarak thrown
in for good measure - any "white" softwood they can get their hands
on.

op never said which wood they were describing


but there are always choices and one is not to buy the crap and
sometimes you have to go somewhere else or choose a better grade