Maple? Hard (sugar)?

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Bwhunter85

Feeling the Heat
Hearth Supporter
Aug 21, 2010
259
Sunfield, MI
Had woods select cut and have a ton of free tops to get cutting.
[Hearth.com] Maple?  Hard (sugar)?
[Hearth.com] Maple?  Hard (sugar)?
[Hearth.com] Maple?  Hard (sugar)?


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Looks like Norway maple, soft maple but it splits nice, dries relatively fast and burns great. When I burn, I honestly can not tell the difference between any maple species due to burn rate, maple to me burns hot, lasts a little less then oak and is a nice compliment to my wood stash
 
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First pic is hard maple(note the brown of the bark on cut end). Second is Soft Maple(note the redness of the bark on the cut end). Third looks to be Hard, Fourth is Soft maple.
 
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First two pics look like Norway maple. Third, sugar maple? Fourth looks like red maple.
 
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