Silver Maple

[fireview2788]

I started splitting the silver maple I got from a friend a few weeks back and found that it is kinda stringy. There were several splits that had fibers that kept them together and I had to pull apart. Is this normal for silver maple? It's not hard to split just kinda stringy.

Yes, I am certain it's silver maple. I had leaf and bark ID.

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[basswidow]

If it's fresh cut and near trunk, it can be a bear to split and yes some strings to it, but not too bad.

 

[cygnus]

I had to noodle a handful of bigger rounds that were just too tough for the Fiskars. I know, unbelievable, but true.

 

[tfdchief]

It can be both stringy and hard to split, and pop right open easily, even with an axe. Just depends.

 

[Biff_CT2]

I started splitting the silver maple I got from a friend a few weeks back and found that it is kinda stringy. There were several splits that had fibers that kept them together and I had to pull apart. Is this normal for silver maple? It's not hard to split just kinda stringy.

Yes, I am certain it's silver maple. I had leaf and bark ID.

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Yes, that is typical of silver maple.

Silver maple burns quick and hot. It's not as bad as pine, but it's not great. It does make outstanding kindling - particularly the dead fall under the canopy after a wind storm.

 

[fireview2788]

I was really surprised considering how the twigs snap but I should have known having tried to bend a wet branch.

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