Wood type – Hardwood

Distribution - Found generally in Canada and eastern USA.

The Tree A. saccharum and A. nigrum grow to a height of 27m or more and a diameter of 0.5m to 0.75m.

The Timber - Hard maple is strong, heavy, hard, straight-grained and fine textured. The heartwood is light reddish-brown with deeper-coloured late-wood bands. The sapwood is white in colour, and furnishes the white maple prized for certain uses. It differs mainly from the soft maples in its greater density and firmer texture.