Request for wood ID: Silver Maple?

[FTG-05]

Got these rounds and started to split them. Not White or Red Oak that I could tell.

What do you think?

Thanks!

 

[NickW]

Could be silver. Bark looks right, wood is similar, rotted out core.

 

[nrford]

Hard Maple

 

[Vg3200p]

Maybe sugar maple? Lots of the wood I score is like this

 

[FTG-05]

Could be silver. Bark looks right, wood is similar, rotted out core.

It came down in a wind storm a couple months ago. The core is full of Black Ant nests.

Thanks for the help! I'm going to see what I can salvage for a cutting board.

Is Maple any good for smoking meats like Hickory or Oak?

 

[Stinkpickle]

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Is Maple any good for smoking meats like Hickory or Oak?

Absolutely! It’s great for chicken and turkey.

 

[hickoryhoarder]

The bark looks like sugar maple, though it's much easier to say from an entire tree trunk.