Unlike most other hardwoods the sapwood of maple lumber is most commonly used rather than its heartwood sapwood color ranges from almost white to a light golden or reddish brown while the heartwood is a darker reddish brown.
The red maple a hardwood tree.
Red maple trees should be planted in a location in full sun and ample moisture in the soil.
Most hardwood trees are deciduous trees which lose their leaves annually like elm or maple.
The red maple or acer rubrum is classified as a soft hardwood tree.
Silver maple this tree is close behind the sugar maple in terms of being the most prolific tree in north america.
They produce a fruit or nut and often go dormant in the winter.
Putting organic mulch around the tree can also aid in holding in moisture.
In the united states red maples are widely disbursed.
Acer rubrum the red maple also known as swamp water or soft maple is one of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern and central north america the u s.
The trees have broad leaves rather than needle like leaves.
Softwood comes from a conifer cone bearing or evergreen trees such as pine or spruce.
America s forests contain hundreds of different hardwood tree species.
Red maple can also be seen with curly or quilted grain patterns.
The red maple ranges from southeastern manitoba around the lake of the woods on the border with ontario and minnesota east to.
The silver undersides of its leaves not only give the silver maple its name but also lend the tree a shimmering silver appearance in the breeze.
The red maple is best grown in soil that has a ph of neutral to acidic in the range of 3 7 to 7 0.
The texture and density of the wood a tree produces puts it in either the hardwood or softwood category.
With leaves that look very similar to the sugar maple the silver maple s leaves are thinner with more defined points.
A sugar maple s wood is the most dense of all maple wood and is used frequently in furniture and flooring.
Grain is generally straight but may be wavy.
In fact about 40 percent of american trees are in the hardwood category.
Red maple transplants easily at any age has an oval shape and is a fast grower with strong wood and grows into a medium large tree of about 40 to 70.
The wood is heavy and soft which makes it ideal for commercial uses such as making furniture pallets and crating.
A few well known hardwood species are oak maple and cherry but many.
Forest service recognizes it as the most abundant native tree in eastern north america.