Re: Maple


"Mike Marlow" <mmarlowREMOVE@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:d90c4$47287260$471fb922$19499@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Actually - I really don't know. When it comes to sub-dividing soft maple into various types, it's all lost on me. For what grows in my woods - it's close enough to differentiate between hard maple and soft maple. Both make nice heat. Have no idea what type of soft maple grows here though.


Pound of wood is a pound of wood when you're burning. So at the same moisture content you go with the heaviest. Sugar maple @ SG 0.66, red at 0.56 and silver at 0.50 should give you an idea. Tulip-poplar is 0.46 . You're a bit lazy if you can't take the time it takes to look up your local stuff or ask your county agent.

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