What is soft maple? anything that isn't rock maple ?
Ask Dennis for his opinion on when you should burn it, you might be surprised.Thanks, guys. With 2" deep x 10" wide and no bark, there is a lot of surface area exposed. I may be burning this Feb-Mar.
I needed mine ASAP, it was very difficult to crack open but once you got it half split it became easier, that prompted me to buy a maul and two wedges, there is nothing like the sound is 30 in maple cracking open as your driving in your wedges. I still have some rounds sitting for when I get the time, but they definitely are easier to split now.I'll remember to let silver maple stay in rounds for a few months - it's like concrete splitting freshly green. I'll check MM late this winter but have 2-3 yo cords of hickory, locust, poplar and pine ahead of it, so don't need to burn.
I was thinking that may be the case. Im targeting a few Reds because now with the canopy there I can positively ID the Reds from Sugar maple. ( trees I dont want cut). I have found the Reds with the rough bark and the smooth bark. Some look exactly like this silver.I have harvested many silvers that are clean white from edge to edge.