Are Maple Trees A Hardwood. The texture and density of the wood a tree produces puts it in either the hardwood or softwood category. Its wood is stronger stiffer harder and denser than all of the other species of maple commercially available in lumber form. The maple tree is a member of a group of 200 species of trees and shrubs worldwide that belong to the acer family.
The wood of the sugar maple is strong heavy and hard with a light brown to reddish color. It grows natively in the northeastern regions of the united states and can reach a height of more than 100 feet at maturity.
All maples are hardwoods but the species found in america are further classified as hard or soft maples.
The most common hard maple is the sugar or rock maple. Silver maple this tree is close behind the sugar maple in terms of being the most prolific tree in north america. Hard maple ought to be considered the king of the acer genus. Softwood comes from a conifer cone bearing or evergreen trees such as pine or spruce.
