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Soft Maple

Acer rubrum

Distribution:

Throughout most of North America, with commercial species in the eastern United States and Canada

General Characteristics:

The wood of soft maples resembles that of hard maples but is not as heavy, hard and strong, the better grade of soft maple has been substituted for hard maple in furniture. The sapwood in the soft maples is considerably wider than that in the hard maples and has a lighter heartwood color.

Uses:

Lumber, veneer, flooring, furniture, pallets, handles, woodenware, novelties, spools and bobbins, bowling alleys, dance floors, piano frames, bowling pins, cutting blocks and turnery.