Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) is a deciduous tree also referred to as hard maple or rock maple ... providing food and shelter for a wide variety of organisms. White-tailed deer, moose, porcupine, ...

It was hard maple – tough and durable ... And, at the same time you can find logs with clear, bright white lumber. I have been amazed at how diverse silver maple is, and I am always finding ...

macrophyllum) and hard maple (which includes sugar maple ... Color and grain: The grain is very fine textured with white sapwood. Heartwood is buff colored to darker brown.