On Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:44:01 -0600, Markem
wrote:

So a conifer is a softwood, deciduous tree is a hardwood, what the
heck is a decidous conifer, besides being a bald cypress.

If it's a conifer, it's softwood. Deciduous, or not.

Just one of those thing that crop up this time of year as the drifts
of bald cypress leaves (needles?) fill the yard.