Was told this is pine

[Jeffm1]

Whichever tree the pics of the leaves came from is tamarack/larch. The leave grow almost directly off the stem. The leaves will yellow and fall in the winter giving the appearance that it's dead. Look like there's another specie in there which appears to be white or grand fir.
Larch is very good wood. White fir has about 30 minutes between seasoned and rotten. Keep it out of the weather and it will dry just fine and be ready for use by next season. 1 step up from balsa wood but hey, it's free.

http://treebrowser.org/index.cfm?controller=final&action=details&key=450&sortby=CommonName

 

[rwhite]

http://treebrowser.org/index.cfm?controller=final&action=details&key=450&sortby=CommonName

Close, but I'm thinking larix occidentalis (western larch). The OP was not told wrong as it is a pine but not in the sense that most folks think of pine (ponderosa, lodgepole, white etc.)

 

[rwilly]

Looks like Pine to me.
And the Hemlock pics look like Hemlock.
Pine bark can be different textures on the trunk and limbs.
Both Pine and Hemlock have lots of sap, and usually lots of limbs.

Easy splitting if you can get a piece without a limb.

Pic #2 shows the big growth rings indicative of Pine.

 

[Wood Duck]

I think you were told right. The pine is White Pine. The Hemlock is hemlock. Keep in mind I am on the east coast so I don't see pacific NW trees very often.

 

[hickoryhoarder]

It all looks like pine or fur or at least softwood. Pine and cherry bark can occasionally be a little similar, but there's deff no cherry in there. Cherry is not pitchy at all.

Yeah, if it's pitchy, I can't imagine cherry.