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A cubic foot weighs 43 lbs. It enjoys with Beech, Hickory, etc., the sad distinction of being a perfect firewood. Thanks to this it has been exterminated in some regions. Bird's-eye and curled Maple are freaks of the grain. Leaves
to 5 inches long. Its sap produces the famous maple sugar.
Manitoba to Nova Scotia and south to Gulf. Silver Maple, White, or Soft Maple (Acer saccharinum) Usually a little smaller than the Sugar Maple and much inferior as timber. Wood hard, close-grained. A cubic foot weighs 33 lbs. Leaves 5 to 7. inches long. This tree produces a little sugar. It is noted for its yellow foliage in autumn.
