Is Norway Maple A Hardwood

Question i get a lot of yard trees from local tree service companies and city foresters.

Is norway maple a hardwood.

Norway maple populations overwhelm sites by displacing native trees shrubs and herbaceous understory plants and once established creating a canopy of dense shade that prevents regeneration of native seedlings. Norway maple it s a hard maple that burns really well when seasoned. Give it plenty of space because it spreads up to 50. Silver maple red maple and boxelder are soft maples.

Norway maple acer platanoides is the ultimate shade tree forming a dense crown thanks to leaves that grow up to 7 across. Further norway maples are also non native invasive exotic trees that have escaped the urban environment and is a threat to native maples because of its sun blocking foliage. Grain is straight with a fine uniform texture. Janka ratings for maple range from 700 for silver maple to 1 180 for black maple.

A lot are norways which have the leaves of a hard maple but grow very fast. Intermediate shade tolerant trees fall somewhere in between the two. Unlike most other hardwoods the sapwood of maple lumber is most commonly used rather than its heartwood sapwood color ranges from almost white to a light golden or reddish brown while the heartwood is a darker reddish brown. Shade intolerant species require full sunlight and little or no competition.

Norway maple can also be seen with curly or quilted grain patterns. The specific gravities of sugar maple and black maple are 0 63 and 0 57 respectively. It will produce 27 0 million btu s. A list of tree species grouped generally by biogeographic realm and specifically by bioregions and shade tolerance.

In fall leaves shift to hues of yellow and gold. Now it may look like hard maple is heads and tails above the rest and to a certain extent it is but for reference black cherry has a janka hardness of 950 lb f the same as red maple and black walnut is rated at 1 010 lb f also note that black maple not pictured isn t quite as hard as its close relative hard maple and ranks in the mid range with a hardness of 1 180 lb f. However it can occasionally yield some nice wood february 17 2012. Shade tolerant species are species that are able to thrive in the shade and in the presence of natural competition by other plants.

Bigleaf maple is moderately hard. Maple is a hardwood and is less dense than for example oak but burns slow and puts out a good amount of heat. Because it s a slower burning wood over time you will have creosote build up but that is with all wood you burn. Strictly speaking norway maple is its own species not classified as either hard maple or soft maple.