Taking the hardness data within context of other hardwoods soft maple may be used as a valid substitute for hard maple in most situations where a hardwood of moderate density is called for.
Are maple trees a hardwood.
The wood of the sugar maple is strong heavy and hard with a light brown to reddish color.
All maples are hardwoods but the species found in america are further classified as hard or soft maples.
It grows natively in the northeastern regions of the united states and can reach a height of more than 100 feet at maturity.
The maple tree is a member of a group of 200 species of trees and shrubs worldwide that belong to the acer family.
A sugar maple s wood is the most dense of all maple wood and is used frequently in furniture and flooring.
Its wood is stronger stiffer harder and denser than all of the other species of maple commercially available in lumber form.
With leaves that look very similar to the sugar maple the silver maple s leaves are thinner with more defined points.
Softwood comes from a conifer cone bearing or evergreen trees such as pine or spruce.
Most hardwood trees are deciduous trees which lose their leaves annually like elm or maple.
Silver maple this tree is close behind the sugar maple in terms of being the most prolific tree in north america.
Hard maple ought to be considered the king of the acer genus.
Also note that black maple not pictured isn t quite as hard as its close relative hard maple and ranks in the mid range with a hardness of 1 180 lb f.
The texture and density of the wood a tree produces puts it in either the hardwood or softwood category.