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Wood Profile - Maple

Acer saccharum, the sugar maple, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. In tree form, hard maple is usually referred to as sugar maple, and is the tree most often tapped for maple syrup. Sugar maple’s leaves (pictured below) are the shape that most people associate with maple leaves; they typically have either 5 or 7 lobes, with vivid autumn coloring ranging from yellow to purplish red. Hard maple ought to be considered the king of the Acer genus. Its wood is stronger, stiffer, harder, and denser than all of the other species of maple commercially available in lumber form. (It’s also the state tree in four different states in the US.) The term “soft maple” does not refer to any specific species of maple, but rather, it’s a broad term which includes several different species of maple. The term “soft maple” is merely used to differentiate these species from hard maple. Hard Maple, on the other hand, typically refers to one specific type of maple species: Acer saccharum.
Scientific Name: Acer saccharum
Distribution: Northeastern North America
Janka Hardness: 1,450 lbf (6,450 N)
Tree Size: 80-115 ft tall, 2-3 ft trunk diameter