Are Maples Hardwood. Bigleaf maple is moderately hard. Softwood comes from a conifer cone bearing or evergreen trees such as pine or spruce. Maple cannot absorb stain as well as oak mainly due to its consistency.
The texture and density of the wood a tree produces puts it in either the hardwood or softwood category. Prefinished maple hardwood has the longevity to withstand high traffic.
Taking the hardness data within context of other hardwoods soft maple may be used as a valid substitute for hard maple in most situations where a hardwood of moderate density is called for.
The specific gravities of sugar maple and black maple are 0 63 and 0 57 respectively. That would depend on the type of hardwood but generally the name comes from the tree type. Most hardwood trees are deciduous trees which lose their leaves annually like elm or maple. Maples are distinguished by opposite leaf arrangement.
