rock maple

[splitoak]

Hey guys..i scrounged some maple..i think its hard maple..just as hard if not harder than any green oak ive split..can i get an i.d?

 

[husky345 vermont resolute]

Id say its norway maple

 

[splitoak]

Is norway considered a hard maple?

 

[lindnova]

I cut a maple like that a few years ago when we cleared a block of houses. I scrounged wood. Not sure what type it was, but it had yellow fall leaves - thinking red northwood maple. Had one tight crotch with a chain holding it together. Burned most of it this year. Nice, clean and heavy wood. Burns nice, hot and long. I wouldn't mind finding more hard maple. I am wondering now if it may have been sugar maple, but I don't know for sure.

 

[husky345 vermont resolute]

Is norway considered a hard maple?

Yes it is, ull love it

 

[splitoak]

Outstanding.....

 

[nrford]

Norway for sure.

 

[Wood Duck]

Norway Maple. I find it makes great firewood.

 

[paul bunion]

Is norway considered a hard maple?

Not really. In lumber terms, hard maple is generally referring to sugar maple only or Acer Saccharum. Red and silver are what is called soft maple. Talking firewood terms it has better BTU than the soft maples so it is sometimes can be called hard maple, but more so because it isn't soft maple.

 

[Applesister]

Norways are not a native species. They are usually planted from nursery stock. They are not classified in BTU charts and have recieved a bad rap from DEC by being listed as an invasive species.
Its probably true they arent considered a hard or soft maple because they seem to be not considered at all.

 

[BillLion]

I burned a load of norway maple this season and I just scored a free batch to process now. It is not bad at all to split, seasons relatively quicker (certainly compared to oak), and burns like a dream.

Good score!

 

[Jon1270]

Like Paul Bunion says, Norway occupies a middle ground between sugar "hard" maple and the silver & red "soft" maples. Nice stuff to have.

 

[Paulywalnut]

Norway is great when we'll seasoned. If I could choose a mix it would be hard maple and locust .